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Opendoor lays off 250 India employees
Opendoor lays off nearly 250 India employees, shifts focus to AI-native US teams: Read CEO’s note
Opendoor lays off nearly 250 India employees, shifts focus to AI-native US teams: Read CEO’s note
Opendoor is shutting down its business hub in India to bring operational roles closer to its primary American customer base.
Published on: Jun 11, 2026 7:26 AM IST By Trisha Sengupta Prefer HTon Google Share via Copy link US-based real estate platform Opendoor is entirely winding down its India operations and laying off its local team to move operational work back to America. Sharing an internal note on social media, the company’s CEO, Kaz Nejatian, said that because their core customer base is in the United States, that is where the operational roles truly belong. He clarified that the decision does not reflect the quality of the team's work and actively recommended the affected employees to other recruiters, calling them "excellent people." US-based company Opendoor’s CEO, Kaz Nejatian. (X/@nejatian) “I shared this note earlier today with the entire team at Opendoor. Today we began to say goodbye to our colleagues in India as we wind down our India operations. Our customers are in America, and that's where our operational work belongs,” CEO Kaz Nejatian tweeted. Also Read: 'Never give all your loyalty to a company': Man laid off after 11 years shares lesson He shared a screenshot of the note he sent to his entire team, informing them of the layoffs.Read the full note:
Team, I want to update you on a change we are making to Opendoor. When we launched Opendoor 2.0 a few months ago, Opendoor had nearly 250 employees in India. Over the last few months, some of these jobs have been relocated back to the United States. Today, we are finalizing bringing these roles closer to our customers in America and beginning the process of winding down our India-based operations. This affects all of our colleagues in India who have done meaningful work for Opendoor. I am grateful for their dedication and this decision is not a reflection of the quality of their work. Our colleagues in India are great people, and we recommend them to anyone hiring. Why we are making this change Our customers are in America, and the operational work we do for them is best done close to them. For years Opendoor built a large team in India to handle manual workflows across fragmented systems. As we've unified these systems and have hired small Al-native customer-facing teams throughout the US, we need all this operational work to be done in person and close to our customers. After today, Opendoor 2.0 will be a much smaller company by headcount, but a much larger company by impact. Our people, aided by the tools we have built, will own more, build more, and have broader scope than ever before. Operationally, we will see these major changes as a result: 1. We will simplify: fewer tools, fewer steps, fewer workarounds. 2. We will build one platform, so anyone at Opendoor can see how a home moves through buy, reno, and sell. 3. We will stop stacking manual workflows on top of point-solution tools. Every new process will earn its place. What this means for our colleagues in India For the people affected, this is a significant and difficult change and we are providing transition packages including severance, outplacement services, and other resources. A small subset of team members will stay on to complete the transition of key workstreams. What this means for the rest of the company Our priorities and direction have not changed, and Opendoor is in a strong position and getting stronger. Our colleagues in India helped get Opendoor to where it is today, and we're grateful for it. Our job now is to keep tilting the world in favor of homeowners. Let's fix America's housing problem. Questions? Our next Open House with AMA is 6/16, and, as always, my DMs are open.Social media reacts:
An individual asked, “Does this mean you’ll also scale down operations in Poland, or will that team be essential for the EU expansion?” Nejatian responded, “Very essential.” Another commented, “Suddenly a virtuous pro-American workforce kinda guy, eh? Or just firing people to use AI and deciding to try to reframe your selling out of the American workforce for so many years?” Also Read: Laid-off employee regrets moving to Indian firm despite 25% salary jump A third posted, “Hahaha, you're acting like you're doing a good thing. You put operations there in the first place. You should lose your business and have to start from scratch.” A fourth wrote, “AI replaced the Indians. Is that the takeaway?”“Reference letter”
In response to his own tweet, the CEO urged local companies in India to hire laid-off employees. He posted, “If you're hiring and have a presence in India, these are excellent people. Consider this my reference letter and hire them.” ABOUT THE AUTHOR Trisha Sengupta Trisha Sengupta works as Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of experience in the digital newsroom. Known for her ability to decode the internet’s most talked-about moments, she specialises in high-engagement storytelling that bridges the gap between viral trends and traditional journalism. Throughout her tenure, Trisha has focused on the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. She frequently covers personal finance and real estate struggles in hubs like Gurgaon, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, while also documenting the unique challenges of the NRI experience. Her work often highlights the movements and philosophies of global newsmakers and personalities like Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani, Nikhil Kamath, Dubai crown prince, and MrBeast. From reporting on Amazon or Meta layoffs and startup culture to the emergence of AI-driven platforms like Grok and xAI, she provides a grounded and empathetic perspective on the stories shaping our world. When not decoding the internet, Trisha is likely offline: lost in a book, exploring a historical ruin, or navigating the world as a solo traveler. She balances her fast-paced career with family time and a healthy dose of curiosity, currently trading her "human" sources for silicon ones as she masters AI to future-proof her storytelling.Read More Layoffs America Get Latest Updates on Trending News Viral News, Video, Photos and Weather Updates of India and around the world Home/Trending/Opendoor Lays Off Nearly 250 India Employees, Shifts Focus To AI-native US Teams: Read CEO’s Note See LessUS-based real estate platform Opendoor is entirely winding down its India operations and laying off its local team to move operational work back to America. Sharing an internal note on social media, the company’s CEO, Kaz Nejatian, said that because their core customer base is in the United States, that is where the operational roles truly belong. He clarified that the decision does not reflect the quality of the team's work and actively recommended the affected employees to other recruiters, calling them "excellent people."
“I shared this note earlier today with the entire team at Opendoor. Today we began to say goodbye to our colleagues in India as we wind down our India operations. Our customers are in America, and that's where our operational work belongs,” CEO Kaz Nejatian tweeted.
Also Read: 'Never give all your loyalty to a company': Man laid off after 11 years shares lesson
He shared a screenshot of the note he sent to his entire team, informing them of the layoffs.
I want to update you on a change we are making to Opendoor. When we launched Opendoor 2.0 a few months ago, Opendoor had nearly 250 employees in India. Over the last few months, some of these jobs have been relocated back to the United States.
Today, we are finalizing bringing these roles closer to our customers in America and beginning the process of winding down our India-based operations. This affects all of our colleagues in India who have done meaningful work for Opendoor.
I am grateful for their dedication and this decision is not a reflection of the quality of their work. Our colleagues in India are great people, and we recommend them to anyone hiring.
Why we are making this change
Our customers are in America, and the operational work we do for them is best done close to them. For years Opendoor built a large team in India to handle manual workflows across fragmented systems. As we've unified these systems and have hired small Al-native customer-facing teams throughout the US, we need all this operational work to be done in person and close to our customers.
After today, Opendoor 2.0 will be a much smaller company by headcount, but a much larger company by impact. Our people, aided by the tools we have built, will own more, build more, and have broader scope than ever before. Operationally, we will see these major changes as a result:
1. We will simplify: fewer tools, fewer steps, fewer workarounds.
2. We will build one platform, so anyone at Opendoor can see how a home moves through buy, reno, and sell.
3. We will stop stacking manual workflows on top of point-solution tools. Every new process will earn its place.
What this means for our colleagues in India
For the people affected, this is a significant and difficult change and we are providing transition packages including severance, outplacement services, and other resources. A small subset of team members will stay on to complete the transition of key workstreams.
What this means for the rest of the company
Our priorities and direction have not changed, and Opendoor is in a strong position and getting stronger.
Our colleagues in India helped get Opendoor to where it is today, and we're grateful for it. Our job now is to keep tilting the world in favor of homeowners. Let's fix America's housing problem.
Questions? Our next Open House with AMA is 6/16, and, as always, my DMs are open.
Another commented, “Suddenly a virtuous pro-American workforce kinda guy, eh? Or just firing people to use AI and deciding to try to reframe your selling out of the American workforce for so many years?”
Also Read: Laid-off employee regrets moving to Indian firm despite 25% salary jump
A third posted, “Hahaha, you're acting like you're doing a good thing. You put operations there in the first place. You should lose your business and have to start from scratch.” A fourth wrote, “AI replaced the Indians. Is that the takeaway?”
Source: HindustanTimes
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