Salesforce Inc is planning to cut workers at Own, the data management startup it acquired for about US$2 billion. Some roles will not be required "post harmonisation," Salesforce told workers of Own in a presentation this week. The end date will be Jan 31 for employees in those positions. Some other jobs will be "transitional" and needed for three to 12 months to support the integration on a fixed short-term basis, the company said in the presentation. Salesforce, the top maker of customer relations software, announced the deal in September. Own said Monday on LinkedIn that the acquisition had closed. A Salesforce spokesperson declined Tuesday to comment on the workforce reductions. The immediately planned job cuts underscore Salesforce's tighter approach to acquisitions after years of rapid expansion. Big mergers like Slack in 2021 or Tableau in 2019 added thousands of workers to overall headcount, fueling expenses and technical complexity.