Infosys to shift a third of 320,000 staff into specialist roles; here’s why

 Infosys has more than 320,000 employees, but the growing impact of AI on billing models based on the number of people deployed on projects is putting pressure on the traditional headcount-driven pricing structure. The Bengaluru-headquartered IT services company is recruiting talent from leading Indian institutes as well as US campuses, with the company often competing with AI labs for the same pool of candidates. Infosys has more than 320,000 employees, but the growing impact of AI on billing models based on the number of people deployed on projects is putting pressure on the traditional headcount-driven pricing structure. The Bengaluru-headquartered IT services company is recruiting talent from leading Indian institutes as well as US campuses, with the company often competing with AI labs for the same pool of candidates.