Profile

Phenom, an applied AI company specializing in HR, has a purpose of helping a billion people find the right work. Through AI-powered talent experiences, employers use Phenom to hire and onboard employees faster, develop them to their full potential, and retain them longer.

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Key Products

The Phenom Intelligent Talent Experience platform seamlessly connects candidates, employees, recruiters, talent marketers, talent leaders, hiring managers, HR and HRIT — empowering diverse and global enterprises with innovative products including Phenom X+ Agentic AI and Generative AI, Career Site, Chatbot, CMS, Talent CRM, X+ Screening, Automated Interview Scheduling, Interview Intelligence, Talent Experience Engine, Campaigns, University Recruiting, Contingent Talent Hiring, Onboarding, Talent Marketplace, Workforce Intelligence, Career Pathing, Gigs, Mentoring, and Referrals.

Customer Insights

“Phenom’s platform gives us options — access to foundational solutions, plus a suite of additional tools and features ‘all under one roof.’” — Matthias Leitzmann, Director, Global Talent Attraction, Mastercard

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“Phenom has enabled us to introduce a new approach to internal sourcing which builds a strong talent pipeline, offers hiring managers the best available candidates, reduces time to hire, and creates a better employee experience.” —Claudia Harms, Head Operations Excellence Talent Attraction & Acquisition, Kuehne+Nagel

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“The data is the king. When you don’t have to parse data from five different systems to try and tell a story…when you can see it end-to-end and trust it, that’s huge.” — Greg Muccio, Head of Talent Acquisition, Southwest Airlines

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“Simply put, we’re able to hire more people and faster than ever before.” — Ryan King, EVP, Head of Talent Acquisition, Regions Bank

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“We now have a sense of the skills that our employees are bringing, whether they’ve been here 25 years, whether they’ve been here for five days. We know what they can do. And that has enabled us to really turn on this concept of internal sourcing.” — Tim Lippincott, Vice President of People Strategy, Excellus BCBS

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“Through high-value hiring, we’ve taken a process that was taking seven minutes and reduced it to less than one minute. It’s amazing — you interact with the chatbot, answer a few screening questions, and boom, you’re directly scheduled with a recruiter.” — Christy McCaffery, Director of Recruitment, Fox Rehabilitation

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“Phenom is absolutely one of the best performing, most caring providers that we work with. I trust the people at Phenom. Even through some of the hardest times, they’ve never let me down.” — Jonathan Belan, Global Head of Talent Acquisition, UCB

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“I’ve implemented a lot of different software platforms, and despite how large and impactful this one was, everything was buttoned up and process driven. I was blown away. If I could have an implementation team like Phenom’s, I’d be golden.” — Jason Leverant, President and COO, AtWork

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Key Executives

Mahe Bayireddi, CEO and Co-Founder

Mahe Bayireddi is the CEO and co-founder of Phenom, an applied AI company specializing in HR, with a purpose to help a billion people find the right work. One of Inc. 5000’s fastest-growing private companies, Phenom’s revolutionary Intelligent Talent Experience platform ensures candidates find and choose the right job faster, employees develop their skills and evolve, recruiters become wildly productive, talent marketers engage with extreme efficiency, talent leaders optimize hiring processes, managers build stronger-performing teams, HR aligns employee development with company goals, and HRIT easily integrates existing HR tech to create a holistic infrastructure.

A passionate entrepreneur, Mahe has co-founded several successful technology companies with his extensive knowledge in predictive intelligence and machine learning. He started his career in software consulting and web development after earning his BE and MS degrees in Computer Science.

Hari Bayireddi, COO and Co-Founder

Hari Bayireddi is the President, COO and co-founder of Phenom, where he leads global operations and seeks to continuously optimize the company’s revolutionary Intelligent Talent Experience platform — which empowers the world’s biggest brands to hire and onboard employees faster, develop them to their full potential, and retain them longer.

Previously, Hari co-founded several technology companies with his brother Mahe Bayireddi, including SnipSnap, Bija Health, and BHSP Nexus Software. He has extensive experience in computer science, previously serving as a software consultant and web developer, as well as managing business operations. Hari holds an MBA in Business Management and a BTech in Mechanical Engineering.

Investors

Phenom’s Series D was raised in 2021.

Competitors

Phenom has competitors that offer point solutions throughout the full scope of the Phenom Intelligent Talent Experience platform across talent acquisition and talent management, including hiring, onboarding, employee development, and retention.

Corporate Responsibility

At Phenom, they’re committed to fostering an inclusive workplace through concrete policies and initiatives. Our Respectful Workplace Policy establishes guidelines for maintaining an equitable environment, supported by mandatory harassment compliance training and specialized programs focused on overcoming unconscious biases.

Phenom maintains internal pay equity through ongoing compensation analysis across all levels and demographics, using structured salary bands to ensure fair compensation regardless of gender, race, or other factors. In global operations, they launched initiatives to address regional imbalances, particularly increasing female representation in our India workforce.

As an applied AI company specializing in HR, the Intelligent Talent Experience platform helps enterprises mitigate unconscious bias in hiring by focusing on skills and capabilities. They combine clear policies, regular training, pay equity reviews, and targeted recruitment to create an inclusive environment where all employees thrive.

Phenom combines environmental initiatives and practical sustainability — with substantial  investment in the Bakshikunta Lake restoration highlighting their commitment to ecological preservation. Located in a repurposed industrial complex, our global headquarters in the U.S. includes green spaces for stormwater management, LED motion-sensor lighting, EV charging stations, and shuttle service to public transit. The walkable location provides access to local amenities, reducing car dependence, while our offices minimize single-use plastics through facility-wide water refill stations, reusable water bottles, and a sustainability-first food services company. We leverage 99% digital marketing and have reduced plastic water bottle usage 80% at Phenom-run conferences through convenient watercoolers and biodegradable cups.