// Trust & Security Report

    Phenom People, Inc. logo

    Phenom People, Inc.

    AI-powered talent intelligence platform for talent acquisition, talent management, HRIT, and onboarding with agentic AI for HR workflows

    Certifications held

    9

    Maturity

    Enterprise

    Trains on your data

    No

    Trust center

    Yes

    // Certification ledger

    Each held certification is backed by a verbatim quote from the vendor's own trust or security page. “Not confirmed” means we could not verify it publicly, not that the vendor lacks it.

    ISO/IEC 27001:2022
    HELD

    Phenom has received its ISO 27001 Certification, which means it has met the standard for protecting and managing employee, company, customer, and partner information.

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    ISO 27017
    HELD

    Cloud security controls standard for 'safer cloud-based environment and reduce the risk of security problems.'

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    ISO 27018
    HELD

    Protects 'personal data stored in the cloud' and helps providers assess risk for PII protection.

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    ISO 27701:2019
    HELD

    A privacy extension to the ISO/IEC 27001 certifications that requires organizations to establish, implement, maintain, and improve a Privacy Information Management System.

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    SOC 2 Type II
    HELD

    Phenom meets the standards of SOC 2 with report covering 'security and privacy of customer data.'

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    GDPR
    HELD

    General Data Protection Regulation compliance with standard contractual clauses for international transfers. 'When we do transfer your personal information, we put in place appropriate safeguards (such as standard contractual clauses) in accordance with applicable data protection laws.'

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    UK Cyber Essentials Plus
    HELD

    UK government information security assurance scheme held as certification.

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    CSA (Cloud Security Alliance) Membership
    HELD

    Phenom is an official member of the Cloud Security Alliance providing guidance on the adoption and secure use of cloud computing.

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    FSQS-NL
    HELD

    Mark valued by financial sector purchasers demonstrating organizational commitment to security and compliance.

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    > Show 4 unconfirmed / not-held certifications
    HIPAA
    NOT CONFIRMED

    No public evidence of current HIPAA certification or BAA offering. Blog mentions healthcare-specific AI tools are 'being developed with built-in HIPAA... capabilities' (future tense), but not currently certified.

    source: phenom.com
    PCI DSS
    NOT CONFIRMED

    No public evidence of PCI DSS certification, though AWS infrastructure is PCI Level 1 certified.

    source: phenom.com
    ISO/IEC 42001 (AI Governance)
    NOT CONFIRMED

    Phenom states it 'aligns with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and ISO 42001' but does not claim certification; alignment is not the same as third-party certification.

    source: phenom.com
    CSA STAR Certification
    NOT CONFIRMED

    Phenom is CSA member but no STAR (Security, Trust & Assurance Registry) certification mentioned in public materials.

    source: phenom.com

    // Privacy & AI training

    Trains on customer data

    No

    Data processing agreement

    Offered

    Data region

    Not publicly specified; company states data may be transferred to countries other than origin; complies with EU-U.S. DPF and UK Extension. Specifics available upon request to sales.

    Phenom explicitly avoids training on demographic or biometric data. Uses 'job-relevant variables' and applies 'science-based practices from industrial organizational psychology, machine learning, and statistics.' Fit Score undergoes annual independent audits confirming fairness with 'no adverse impact or bias detected.' Does not share candidate PII with third parties unless contractually required.

    // Security controls

    Data encryption in transit

    HTTPS and SSL encryption required for all data in transit

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    Data encryption at rest

    Encryption options available for sensitive data at rest; encrypted application database backups (daily on-site, weekly off-site)

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    Data destruction

    Data destruction follows DoD 5220.22-M or NIST 800-88 guidelines

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    Authentication

    SSH key-based authentication (not passwords); MFA required minimum three times for data center access

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    Access control

    Role-based access control (RBAC) model with 24/7 operations center monitoring

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    Application security testing

    Annual third-party penetration testing; quarterly DAST/SAST scanning; internal testing

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    Infrastructure

    Hosted on AWS secure data centers with firewall security groups, automatic fire detection/suppression, fully redundant electrical power with UPS backup, 24/7 monitoring

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    Disaster recovery & business continuity

    Documented processes for recovery of critical business processes, people, and IT systems

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    // Products & data scope

    Phenom Talent AcquisitionRecruiting & Talent Sourcing

    data: Candidate data, job applications, engagement data

    Modules include candidate experience, job recommendations, career site, talent marketplace, chatbot, SMS messaging, campaigns

    Phenom Talent ManagementHR Management

    data: Employee data, performance, career progression, succession planning

    Includes career advancement, job architecture, development journeys, succession planning, manager dashboards

    Phenom HRITHR Systems & Integration

    data: Integrated HR data across systems

    Creates integrated HR ecosystem, talent data orchestration, automation

    Phenom OnboardingEmployee Onboarding

    data: New hire data, onboarding workflows

    Accelerates new hire engagement and integration

    Phenom AI AgentsAI Automation

    data: HR process data

    Agentic AI for specific industry and job role use cases; interview scheduling, candidate screening, job recommendations

    // At a glance

    Pricing model

    Not publicly disclosed; enterprise pricing model typical for talent platform (contact sales)

    Self-hostable

    No

    // How we verified this

    Every certification marked HELD is confirmed against a verbatim quote on Phenom People, Inc.'s own trust, security, or privacy pages. We reject certifications claimed only on third-party aggregators, on a cloud host's behalf, or by a similarly named company.

    Last verified 2026-07-06. Compliance changes over time. Always confirm directly with the vendor before relying on any certification for a purchasing or compliance decision.

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