Cognizant Layoffs 2026 | 12000 to 15000 employees may get impacted in project leap restructuring!

Cognizant has officially announced Project Leap and allocated $200 million to $270 million for severance and personnel-related costs in 2026. This confirms a significant workforce restructuring, but the exact number of layoffs has not been officially disclosed. Media reports estimate 12,000 to 15,000 possible job cuts globally, with India likely to be heavily impacted. The deeper story is not just layoffs, but Cognizant’s shift toward a broader, shorter, AI-enabled delivery pyramid, which could put pressure on middle-layer roles that are not clearly linked to delivery, revenue, client ownership, technical depth, or productivity gains. =================== Our Stay Ahead with AI – Weekly Newsletter has now more than 800 Subscribers! We deliver... → 52 powerful issues. One every week. → Focused on helping you stay relevant, future-ready, and competitive. → So you don’t get replaced by AI… or by someone who knows how to use it better than you. 💡 Real-world use-cases | 🔧 Time-saving prompt templates | 🛠 Tools to keep you relevant 👉 All this for the price of a coffee and a pizza. Join here now → https://careertalk.mojo.page/ai-newsl... ===================