"The migration - which some onlookers may be surprised didn't happen sooner - is due to take effect from the start of 2026. Company insiders were told about the move on September 3. According to a communication sent to employees, those in General & Administrative areas will join IBM, including the lion's share of the people working in the HR, finance, accounting, and legal units at Red Hat."
"Some are nervous about the move, with tech companies - notably IBM - eliminating duplicated roles to consolidate back-office functions. In January - as has happened in recent years - IBM again forecast annual savings of $3.5 billion, partly through job cuts. There is no public data on the size of the G&A population within Red Hat but the total workforce is understood to be about 19,000 worldwide, with the bulk of those employed in the engineering, sales, and support divisions."
Red Hat will move its General & Administrative employees and supporting technical staff to IBM beginning in 2026, with internal notification given on September 3. The transfer affects HR, finance, accounting, and legal teams, while leadership of those teams will remain at Red Hat. Some transitions may take longer in certain countries due to legal constraints. Remaining Red Hat employees will sit within the Strategy & Operations group led by Mike Ferris, and engineering, product, sales, and marketing personnel will be unaffected for now. Observers note consolidation often leads to duplicated role eliminations; IBM forecasts annual savings partly from job cuts.
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