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Google plans DoubleClick job cuts
Axe to fall in the US first, followed by other regions

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Published: Thursday 13 March 2008

Google plans to make an unspecified number of job cuts at DoubleClick following the closing of its $3.1bn acquisition of the advertising technology company.

In a statement on Google's website, the company said it has been limited by law from making detailed integration plans but, by early April, expects to have a plan for staffing levels in DoubleClick's US operations.

"An immediate task we'll undertake over the next few weeks is matching and aligning DoubleClick employees with our organisational plan for the business," Google said in a blog post.

"As with most mergers, there may be reductions in headcount. We expect these to take place in the US and possibly in other regions as well," the company said. DoubleClick has 1,500 employees.

Outside of the US, Google will begin consultations with employee organisations on potential job reductions in line with local laws, it said. A pioneer in the field of web advertising, DoubleClick was headquartered in New York in the same building as Google's local offices. Google completed the acquisition earlier this week.