PHILADELPHIA, PA — Phenom celebrated innovation and excellence in talent management with the announcement of its 2025 Talent Experience Awards. Recognizing organizations, teams, and individuals, the awards highlight how cutting-edge strategies driven by AI and automation can elevate hiring, development, and retention while maintaining a vital human connection.
Presented at this year’s IAMPHENOM conference in Philadelphia, the awards spanned industries such as healthcare, retail, technology, and education, showcasing the universal impact of intelligent talent solutions.
Organizational Excellence:
- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany earned the Top Talent Experience award by transforming its recruitment and employee development processes through personalized career journeys and data-driven insights. With over 36,000 employees engaged internally and more than 29,000 learning opportunities centralized on one platform, the company set a new standard in integrated talent strategies.
- Baylor Scott & White Health, named Talent Acquisition Team of the Year, streamlined hiring processes using AI-powered fast-track hiring and chatbots, cutting offer times by over half and saving more than 1,000 hours in recruiting.
- Truist, awarded Talent Management Team of the Year, empowered 70% of its workforce to engage with a skills-focused talent marketplace that filled 47% of roles internally in under a year.
- HelloFresh captured Employer Brand of the Year by leveraging storytelling campaigns that boosted career site traffic by 174%, driving both internal and external engagement.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific won Best Use of AI and Automation, revolutionizing the candidate lifecycle with AI tools that slashed screening times from 16 days to 7 minutes and increased monthly hires by 23%.
Rising Leaders:
- Dallas College took home Rookie of the Year honors, doubling industry benchmarks for career site visits and cutting time-to-fill for positions in half within just six months.
- Individual leaders such as Matthias Leitzmann from Mastercard and Tim Lippincott from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield were recognized for their visionary approaches to talent acquisition and management, while Grant Smith of TD SYNNEX transformed recruitment marketing with a 60% increase in web traffic and award-winning campaigns.
Strategic Partnerships:
- Companies such as SAP SuccessFactors, Deloitte Consulting LLP, and Amazon Web Services were commended for advancing talent solutions through innovative collaborations with Phenom.
“This year’s Talent Experience Award winners represent a turning point in HR transformation,” said Christina Brown, Vice President, Global Customer Value at Phenom. “They’ve proven that AI isn’t just about efficiency and scale — it’s about amplifying human potential and creating connections that drive both business growth and individual success.”
From fostering internal mobility to enhancing candidate engagement with intelligent automation, the 2025 awardees exemplify the possibilities of merging technology with talent strategies to shape the future of work.
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