Who Is Beth Galetti?
As senior vice president of people experience and technology at Amazon, Beth Galetti leads all aspects of human resources, as well as overseeing employee satisfaction and technology used by employees. This includes management of human resource systems, employee benefits plans, employee development, and internal technology platforms that facilitate the use of technology by a large number of employees around the world.
Amazon’s Layoff Announcement
According to Galetti, Amazon is going to eliminate approximately 16,000 jobs globally through corporate downsizing. This is the second round of corporate layoffs within a short period of time. The layoff rounds are part of Amazon’s effort to streamline its operations, which includes reducing unnecessary management layers. As outlined by Galetti, this change will allow Amazon to have more employee ownership, quicker decision-making and fewer internal bureaucracies.
What the Layoffs Mean for Employees
Galetti indicated through her communication to workers that impacted U.S. employees will be given 90 days to search for new positions within Amazon. Employees unable to secure a new position will receive severance payment and other forms of assistance. It states that the policies and procedures being implemented will help ensure fairness and allow for the company’s reorganisation to be more effective.
Galetti’s Career Journey
Beth Galetti was hired by Amazon in 2013 as a vice president of human resources. Before coming to Amazon, she worked at FedEx for approximately ten years in various senior director and senior manager positions related to technology and operations. Since joining Amazon, Beth has taken on more and more responsibilities and eventually attained the top HR leadership position in the company.
Her Role Beyond Amazon
Overseeing the HR systems and technology systems that support 1 million employees worldwide at Amazon is Galetti. She is responsible for many initiatives, including the employee development programme and the return-to-office policy. Galetti graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in engineering and received her MBA from Colorado Technical University. Galetti also serves on the Board of PATH, a global health nonprofit, and lives in Seattle with family members.