Phenom, a leader in applied AI for HR, has officially opened the nomination period for its 2026 Phenom HR Awards. These awards are designed to recognize and celebrate organizations and individuals who are achieving measurable excellence in talent acquisition and management by effectively deploying AI at scale, from improving hiring speed to enhancing employee retention.
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Phenom is now accepting nominations for its 2026 HR Awards.
The awards honor excellence in applying AI for hiring, development, and retention.
Categories include Organizational Excellence, Team Achievement, and Individual Leadership.
Nominations are open to Phenom customers worldwide and close on November 10, 2025.
Winners will be celebrated at the IAMPHENOM 2026 conference in Philadelphia.
The awards showcase the tangible business impact of AI-driven HR strategies.
Celebrating AI-Driven HR Excellence
The awards feature an expanded set of categories that reflect the evolving role of applied AI in human resources. These categories are divided into three main groups: Organizational Excellence, Team Achievement, and Individual Leadership. They honor achievements in areas such as setting new standards for the ethical use of AI, transforming talent experience, streamlining HR operations through automation, and demonstrating exceptional leadership in connecting people strategy to business growth.
A Focus on Measurable Impact and Commitment
The core purpose of the awards is to highlight the concrete results that organizations achieve when they strategically invest in AI technology for HR. The program showcases how leading companies are building internal expertise and empowering their teams to leverage technology for significant outcomes. Christina Brown, Vice President, Global Customer Value at Phenom, stated, “What sets these customers apart is how seriously they’ve invested in making AI work for HR — to hire faster, develop better and retain longer. They’re building internal expertise, empowering their teams to own the technology, and driving results that matter. These awards honor that level of commitment and execution.”
Nomination and Recognition Process
The awards are exclusively open to Phenom's global customer base. The deadline for submitting nominations is November 10, 2025. The award recipients will be formally honored at IAMPHENOM 2026, the company's flagship annual conference, which is scheduled for March 10-12, 2026, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
The Phenom HR Awards serve as a key benchmark for success in the modern HR landscape. By recognizing those who are successfully harnessing applied AI, Phenom not only celebrates innovation but also sets a clear standard for how technology can be used to create more efficient, effective, and human-centric talent experiences.
Phenom is an applied AI company that helps organizations hire faster, develop better and retain longer. By uniquely combining proprietary industry-specific AI, agentic AI, automation and personalized experiences, its Intelligent Talent Experience platform helps companies fundamentally reshape their HR processes and strategies for scalable and sustainable transformation. Driven by a purpose to help a billion people find the right work, Phenom takes a holistic approach that unifies the entire talent journey, augmenting human capabilities and creating a symbiotic relationship between technology and talent.
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