Sept 30 (Reuters) - British software company Sage said on Thursday it will cut more than 800 jobs across the world as it trims its business to focus more on investments.

In a message sent to the firm's employees, Chief Executive Officer Steve Hare said the reduction in jobs will help the company to "rebalance our investments towards our strategic priorities and simplify the business". (Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)