Phenom, an applied AI company dedicated to transforming talent acquisition and management, has opened nominations for its 2026 Phenom HR Awards. The annual awards recognize HR leaders and teams who are successfully turning technology investments into real, measurable impact across their organizations. “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,” said Christina Brown, Vice President of Global Customer Value at Phenom. “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.” The 2026 awards feature expanded categories that reflect the rapid evolution of applied AI in the workplace, including: Organizational Excellence Awards Team Achievement Awards Individual Leadership Awards These categories highlight organizations and individuals who are leveraging AI at scale to improve talent acquisition, employee development, and retention. Winners will be recognized for achievements such as reducing time to hire, improving candidate quality, enhancing onboarding experiences, and increasing employee engagement and career progression. Nominations are open to Phenom customers worldwide and will close on November 10, 2025. Finalists and award recipients will be honored at IAMPHENOM 2026, the company’s annual global conference, taking place March 10–12, 2026, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The Phenom Intelligent Talent Experience platform enables candidates to find and apply for the right jobs faster, employees to develop skills and grow their careers, recruiters to work more efficiently, talent marketers to engage with precision, and HR leaders to optimize hiring and onboarding. Managers can build stronger teams, HR aligns development with business goals, and HRIT teams seamlessly integrate existing systems to create a unified talent infrastructure. Phenom’s approach combines proprietary industry-specific AI, agentic AI, automation, and personalized experiences to create a holistic, human-centered talent ecosystem. The company is driven by a mission to help a billion people find the right work, fostering a symbiotic relationship between people and technology. Phenom has been recognized with numerous industry honors, including being named to the Inc. 5000’s list of fastest-growing companies for six consecutive years, Deloitte Technology’s Fast 500 for four years in a row, and 11 Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology awards — including a Gold for Best Advance in Generative AI for Business Impact. The company has also won the Business Intelligence Group’s Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards for three consecutive years, The Cloud Awards 2025 and 2024, The A.I. Awards 2024, and a regional Timmy Award in 2020 for launching and optimizing HelpOneBillion.com. Headquartered in Greater Philadelphia, Phenom operates offices in India, Israel, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.phenom.com. Follow Phenom on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.