In July, tech giant Salesforce reduced its workforce by approximately 300 jobs as part of ongoing efforts to reduce expenditures and optimise operations. Although specifics about the cutbacks remained undisclosed, it was revealed that under 10 roles were impacted in Ireland. Salesforce commented that like any flourishing corporation, they consistently evaluate if their organisational structure effectively serves their clients and nurtures growth; at times, this process results in role terminations.
Earlier in the year, the US-headquartered company decision to axe 700 employees was followed by a 10% workforce reduction at the start of 2023, claiming around 200 jobs in its Irish division. An additional 50 job losses were confirmed later. As of the end of January, Salesforce employed over 72,600 people globally, with approximately 2,000 in Ireland.
Salesforce has previously discussed recruiting in critical areas such as its Data Cloud product, while concurrently scrutinising costs. In a June investor conference, Brian Millham, the company’s Chief Operating Officer, suggested that if employees aren’t contributing optimally, the company would have to make reorganisational decisions.
Salesforce is among several prominent tech firms unveiling sizeable cutbacks this month. Intuit revealed it would sever 1,800 roles primarily due to underperformance, while affirming plans to rehire an approximately equal number. Similarly, software companies UiPath and Open Text unveiled layoffs. Reports surfaced last month that Microsoft abolished hundreds of jobs in its Azure cloud department, while recruitment firm Indeed.com announced it was slashing around 1,000 global positions in May. Bloomberg contributed to this reporting.