Kirkland-based cybersecurity company Tanium said Monday it went through "small organizational changes" that included some layoffs earlier this year.
A Tanium spokesperson wouldn't directly confirm three small rounds of layoffs, which Business Insider first reported, but said the company tried to offer some affected employees new roles, though that is "not possible or acceptable" in all cases.
"All well-run organizations look for ways to simplify their structures and adapt to meet changing business requirements and industry shifts," Tanium said in a statement. "Tanium is no different, and the small organizational changes we've made reflect our ability to evolve to best serve our customers. We continue to experience high growth, and we actively hire employees who enable us to build great products that allow our customers to thrive."
Tanium, founded in 2007, was previously headquartered in Emeryville, California. It had about 2,200 employees as of April, according to Chief Marketing Officer Steve Daheb, who said in April that Tanium had about 100 employees based in Kirkland.
The company relocated its headquarters to Kirkland at the end of 2020 but it already had a remote-first work model at the time of the move.
"If people want to move from the Bay Area and they want to move to St. Louis, or they want to move somewhere else, I'm really agnostic about it," Hindawi previously told the Business Journal. "I think you can get ahead in Tanium regardless of where you live. We have senior people who live in Bozeman, Montana. They don't live around a lot of other people, and they're very successful."
Tanium's workforce had been growing since the Kirkland move. Co-founder and CEO Orion Hindawi told the Business Journal in January 2021 that the company had 1,500 employees.
The company protects clients' end devices, like smartphones and laptops, from cybercriminals. Its customers include Barclays, GoDaddy and the U.S. Navy.
In 2020, Tanium said it had a value of $9 billion. It is the latest billion-dollar company in the Seattle area to trim its workforce this summer.
Seattle-based sales technology company Outreach in August confirmed a small round of layoffs. Seattle-based data management company Qumulo in June confirmed it had laid off about 80 employees.
