Agentic AI, payroll and recruitment platforms are driving investment so far this year, according to George LaRocque's latest WorkTech Global Market Briefing.

Sarah Tilley, SVP global talent management and acquisition, represents the next generation of HR leadership as her nominators wrote: "strategic, talent-first and deeply human-centered."

HR tech can provide companies with an edge in managing global talent amid trade uncertainty, tariffs and the need for growth.

Generative and agentic AI are reshaping the blueprint of how orgs operate, and HR plays a leading role in the transformation.