Telstra, Accenture Joint Venture Slashes 209 Jobs

The joint venture (JV) between Telstra and Accenture has axed 209 jobs due to the company’s rollout of its AI capabilities.

In addition, some jobs are confirmed to have been moved to India.

209 Jobs Slashed by Telstra, Accenture Joint Venture

According to a report by ABC News, a spokesperson confirmed the news by saying “we spoke with the Telstra Accenture Data & AI Joint Venture (JV) team today about proposed changes to its workforce, including reducing roles where work is no longer needed, and moving some work to the JV team in India.”

“These changes would see the JV use Accenture’s global capabilities, advanced AI expertise and specialist hub in India to deliver Telstra’s data and AI roadmap more quickly,” the spokesperson added.

As of press time, it has not been confirmed how many jobs will be moved to India.

Not the First Time Jobs Were Cut

According to The Guardian, the slashing of 209 jobs is not the first time that Telstra has cut jobs.

In 2024, the company announced that it would slash 2,800 jobs from its enterprise business. Telstra assured at that time that the job cuts would not affect its retail customers.

Telstra has not been shy either about its heavy AI adoption and how it would affect the company’s operations. As noted by The Guardian’s report, the company said last May that “AI efficiencies” will pave the way for more job cuts by 2030.