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Rackspace Technology: Layoffs
Rackspace Technology announced plans to cut approximately 15% of its workforce in 2026 to generate US$75–85 million in annual cost savings for reinvestment in AI infrastructure.
Source: Simply Wall St
The leadership read
Workforce moves like this mark the contracting side of technology hiring conditions.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 107.8 (Hot) — up 2.4 versus the prior month — and Americas signal share is rising (+15.4pts).
Rackspace Technology: 2 signals in the last 90 days — above the Technology median of 1 across 211 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 2 tracked across 25 days.
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Case study
US Sales Lead - first full-time hire in the United States, spearheading US market entry
Traffio
Our work · 2019
VP Sales (US) / CEO
Multiple (Longtail UX, Genbook)
Americas · Technology/SaaS · founder-transition · international-expansion
Our work · 2020
Chief Technology Officer
Splitit
Americas · Fintech · payments · fintech
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