Celebrating innovation with the Avature Awards 2026

We've received an outstanding collection of submissions showcasing how customers are using Avature to solve real business challenges through practical, scalable innovation.

This year's Awards will recognize the projects that demonstrate measurable business impact and creative use of the Avature platform.

The winners, who will be announced during the Avature Awards ceremony at Upfront 2026, will receive the Avature AI Opportunity Lab — a tailored engagement with Avature Advisory Services to identify high-value AI opportunities, map friction points and define actionable next steps for transformation.

Every year, the Avature Awards celebrate the ideas, initiatives and teams driving meaningful change. From improving efficiency to advancing AI adoption, they showcase what's possible when organizations combine innovation with the flexibility of the Avature platform.

Award Categories

Most Innovative Use of Avature

Recognizes organizations that have leveraged Avature’s configurability in groundbreaking ways, showcasing unique, forward-thinking applications.

Biggest Business Impact

Honors organizations that have achieved measurable success using Avature, demonstrating clear ROI, efficiency improvements or evidence of business transformation.

Best Use Case of AI & Automation

Recognizes organizations that have transformed processes through Avature’s AI and automation capabilities, showcasing impactful use cases.

Why participate?

Submitting your story for the Avature Awards is more than a chance to win, it's an opportunity to showcase your work, inspire others and elevate your impact across the Avature community.

Turn your work into a next step

Winners receive a tailored AI transformation plan for one of their key processes, along with a complimentary pass.

Get visibility where it matters

Finalists are invited to Avature Upfront and recognized on stage in front of an audience of HR leaders.

Gain an external perspective

The submission process gives you a chance to review your approach, highlight outcomes and receive feedback from Avature experts.

Position your team internally

External recognition can help demonstrate the value of your team's work and strengthen support for future initiatives.

Start better conversations

Presenting your use case creates opportunities for more meaningful conversations with peers facing similar challenges and goals.

Meet our 2025 winners

Most Innovative Use of Avature

Jacobs was recognized for redefining internal mobility through a manager-driven gig platform that enables leaders to post short-term opportunities, surface available talent and instantly match skills to projects, creating a more agile and empowered workforce.

Biggest Business Impact

Transcom earned recognition for transforming large-scale recruiting with a fully automated, global hiring engine in Avature, dramatically accelerating hiring while maintaining quality across its global operations, demonstrating how thoughtful design can drive measurable business impact.

Best Use Case of AI & Automation

IBM was recognized for its strategic use of AI and automation to simplify and transform Talent Acquisition. By deploying AI where it delivers low-risk, high-impact results, IBM is building a hybrid human–AI operating model that elevates productivity and enables people to focus on higher-value work.