BT Group: Restructuring
BT is executing one of the largest UK corporate restructuring programmes, increasing cost-cutting target from £3bn to £3.7bn through 2030. Workforce declining 7% year-on-year; expected to fall from 108,000 to 75,000-90,000 by 2030 through automation and AI adoption.
Source: City AM
The leadership read
Heavy demand for transformation leaders, change management executives, automation/AI integration specialists, fibre broadband infrastructure roles, and senior operations managers. However, net headcount reduction means selective hiring only in strategic growth areas (fibre, mobile infrastructure). C
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