WiseTech Global is set to sack almost one third of its workforce as its chief executive claims the ‘era of manually writing code as the core act of engineering is over’.

WiseTech CEO Zubin Appoo revealed on Wednesday an ‘AI transformation program’ would result in about 2,000 jobs getting the axe this year.

Mr Appoo said it would be a ‘phased headcount reduction, initially in product and development and customer service, by up to 50 per cent’.

He claimed the AI program would make the company more efficient. 

The logistics software developer, worth around $14.45 billion, employs around 7,000 people.

‘We recognise this will be difficult for our people. We’re communicating these planned changes to our team following announcement to the market in line with our disclosure obligations,’ he said.

‘This decision was not taken lightly, but it is necessary to ensure we remain disciplined, nimble, competitive and future ready.’

The redundancies are believed to be scheduled for this financial year and into next.  

More to come. 

WiseTech co-founder Richard White stepped down as CEO in 2025 after details of a personal legal battle were made public

Mr White with girlfriend Zena Nasser 

When announcing the job losses, WiseTech CEO, Zubin Appoo, said a new ‘AI transformation program’ would make the company more efficient