Meta Cuts Roles in Risk Division as Automation Expands Across Workforce

Key Takeaways

• Meta Reduces Risk Roles: Meta has cut positions within its risk division after shifting from manual compliance reviews to more automated, standardized processes.
• Increased Reliance on Technology: Internal tech improvements and automation are now handling more routine compliance tasks, enabling cost-efficiency and operational scale.
• Restructuring Compliance Teams: Roles in Product Risk Program Manager, Shared Services, and GSP teams are impacted, with GSP being integrated into newly named Regulatory Compliance Programs.
• Broader Workforce Automation Trend: The cuts follow 600 layoffs in Meta’s Superintelligence Labs and reflect Big Tech’s growing use of AI not only in products but across internal operations and hiring.

Deep Dive

Meta is eliminating a number of roles within its risk organization as the company continues shifting from manual compliance review processes to more automated, tech-driven workflows, according to an internal memo obtained by Business Insider.

Michel Protti, Meta’s chief compliance and privacy officer of product, told employees on Wednesday that investments in internal technology and standardization have reduced the need for certain positions across the risk division.

“As a result, we don’t need as many roles in some areas as we once did,” Protti wrote in the memo, without specifying the number of affected employees. He added that automation is delivering “more accurate and reliable compliance outcomes across Meta,” allowing teams to focus on more complex issues.

The risk organization is responsible for overseeing Meta’s regulatory and policy compliance across its products and services.

A company spokesperson confirmed the cuts, saying Meta “routinely makes organizational changes” as its programs mature and new technical capabilities become available. As part of the restructuring, roles will be reduced in its Product Risk Program Manager, Shared Services, and Global Security & Privacy (GSP) teams. The GSP function will be merged with regulatory readiness efforts and the data protection officer’s team, forming a new group called Regulatory Compliance Programs. Some responsibilities will be consolidated in London.

The latest move underscores how aggressively large technology firms are leaning into automation and artificial intelligence, not only to develop products but to reshape internal operations and reduce costs. Meta, Amazon, and other major players have increasingly turned to internal tools and AI systems to manage workflows previously handled by humans.

The cuts come the same week Meta laid off 600 employees in its Superintelligence Labs division. In a separate memo, Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang said the company will “continue to hire industry-leading AI-native talent” to accelerate work on advanced AI systems.

Meta has also expanded automation in its hiring processes, using AI-assisted interviews and automated code evaluation. Earlier this year, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he expects the company will soon have an AI agent capable of carrying out tasks performed by a mid-level software engineer.

While Meta emphasizes that automation is improving accuracy and consistency in compliance efforts, Protti said human judgment remains critical in addressing “novel and complex issues.”

“This is a natural next step in our journey,” he told staff. “Our priority is to support impacted employees and help them find new opportunities, within Meta or beyond.”

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