Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Adidas India Tech Layoffs Put Workers Under December 15 Deadline
Adidas is changing how its technology teams in India are organized.
Some workers at its Gurugram office were told that their jobs might end.
The company confirmed that roles were reduced but did not say exactly how many people were affected.
Adidas said fewer than 20% of its India Technology organisation was impacted.
People familiar with the situation estimated that 350 or more workers may have been affected at the Gurugram hub, but this number has not been independently confirmed.
Some employees received exit letters on September 15.
Others can stay until December 15 while handing over their work and searching for another Adidas role.
Adidas said India will remain important to its technology and digital transformation plans.
Adidas confirmed reducing roles in its India Technology organisation but did not disclose an exact headcount.
The company said fewer than 20% of its India Technology organisation was affected.
People familiar with the process estimated that 350 or more workers at the Gurugram hub were affected, a figure not independently verified.
Some employees received exit letters on September 15, while others were asked to work through December 15 and seek internal roles.
Adidas said the restructuring would simplify operations, strengthen critical capabilities and support its long-term technology and digital plans.
- Who
- Adidas and employees in its India Technology organisation, particularly workers at the Gurugram technology hub.
- What
- Adidas reduced technology roles in India as part of an organisational restructuring.
- When
- Employees were informed during a town hall on September 15; some employees may remain until December 15.
- Where
- Adidas's India technology operations, especially its Gurugram hub; the company also operates a Global Business Services centre in Chennai.
- Why
- Adidas said the changes are intended to align its operating model with business needs, simplify parts of the organisation and strengthen critical capabilities.
Adidas's Confirmed Account
Reported Employee-Impact Estimate
Scale of the reductions
Adidas's Confirmed Account
Adidas said fewer than 20% of its India Technology organisation was affected and did not provide a headcount.
Reported Employee-Impact Estimate
People familiar with the process estimated that 350 or more employees were affected at the Gurugram hub, potentially representing roughly 45% to 50% of a workforce of around 700; this estimate was not independently verified.
Purpose and outlook
Adidas's Confirmed Account
Adidas said the restructuring is meant to align its operating model with changing business needs, simplify the organisation, strengthen critical capabilities and support long-term growth, innovation and digital transformation.
Reported Employee-Impact Estimate
Affected employees reportedly faced exit letters, handover responsibilities and a deadline to find internal roles, while exact severance, notice pay and redeployment support remained unconfirmed.
- Company
- Adidas
- Company-confirmed impact
- Fewer than 20% of Adidas's India Technology organisation, according to the company.
- Reported impact
- People familiar with the process estimated that 350 or more employees at the Gurugram hub were affected; the figure was not independently verified.
- Reported Gurugram workforce
- Around 700 employees.
- Notification date
- September 15
- Potential final working day
- December 15 for employees who do not secure another internal role.
- Other India technology operations
- Adidas opened a Global Business Services centre in Chennai in 2024.
Sources
Adidas Gurugram Tech Hub Layoffs: Find Another Job Before December 15
'Find Another Job By December 15': Inside Adidas India's Tech Layoffs In Gurugram
'Find a new job till...': Adidas India lays off nearly 50% of its India Tech Hub workforce