GoCardless for at skære 17 % af personalet ned

The move will entail the redundancy of 135 roles, reducing the firm’s global headcount in the UK, ANZ and US from over 900 to under 800.

Derudover vil det øverste ledelsesteam blive slanket med 25 %, og 59 nye åbne roller, der venter på opfyldelse, vil blive lukket.

In a blog post announcing the move, CEO Hiroki Takeuchi says: “In light of the current economic environment, we have decided to focus our efforts on the core areas of our business and reduce our investment in initiatives with longer term payback. The changes we are announcing today will get us within touching distance of profitability in the near future.”

Takeuchi er kommet under beskydning fra personale øremærket til afgang ved at antyde i tidligere meddelelser, at mange stillinger ikke trak deres vægt.

“I heard that there was a lack of humility in acknowledging the part that our leadership, and more specifically I have played in getting to this point,” Takeuchi responds. “To be honest, this hurt a lot as I know how much the rest of the exec team and I feel responsible for this situation. However, on reflection, I can see how this came across. In our rush to get everything done, I missed that acknowledgement in last week’s communications. We fully recognise our part to play in this and that as a leadership team we have not delivered. Please believe me when I say we are all soul searching to reflect on how we do better in future.”

Ikke desto mindre vil Takeuchi presse det resterende personale til at arbejde hårdere i et hurtigere og mere intenst tempo.

“Increasing our level of urgency will inject more energy into our working environment,” he says. “Being hungrier to win will create the opportunity for huge personal growth. My hope is that the changes we make will help us to recapture some of the start-up spirit that I fear we lost as we have scaled the company.”

Gokardløs meldte sig ind i enhjørningsklubben i februar sidste år, da det sikrede sig en serie G-finansieringsrunde på 312 millioner dollars til en værdiansættelse på 2.1 milliarder dollars.