Horacio Gutierrez, Disney’s Senior Executive Vice President, announced significant changes to the Legal and Global Affairs division through a memo sent on September 18. The department will undergo transformation with staffing cuts, automation, outsourcing, and other modifications as new technology alters how work is performed across various areas. Among the proposed changes are automating workflows, expanding self-service options, utilizing alternative legal providers, increasing shared services, and potentially outsourcing certain work functions. Gutierrez acknowledged that these decisions will personally affect some employees as the organization becomes much smaller than its current size. These internal restructuring efforts are separate from another anticipated round of layoffs affecting human resources, product and technology departments across Disney operations.
Key Points:
- Horacio Gutierrez sent a memo on September 18 to the Legal and Global Affairs division which includes nearly 1,000 employees
- The transformation involves automating workflows, expanding self-service options, using alternative legal providers, and potentially outsourcing some work
- Gutierrez stated the Legal and Global Affairs organization will eventually be much smaller than it is today
- These changes are separate from another anticipated round of Disney layoffs affecting human resources, product and technology departments