Somen Mondal

Co-founder & CEO

Somen Mondal is Co-founder and CEO of Amp, the agentic recruiting system for high-volume frontline employers. Amp is Somen's fourth company in compliance and HR, and the fourth with co-founder , a partnership of more than 20 years. After Dayforce acquired Ideal, Somen served as GM, Talent Products, running global strategy and sales execution for its talent product portfolio. Somen is an active YPO member.

Companies co-founded

  • FairNow · AI governance and compliance for enterprise HRAcquired by Optro, 2025
  • Ideal · One of the first AI talent acquisition platformsAcquired by Dayforce, 2021
  • Field ID · Workplace safety compliance platformAcquired by Fortune Brands, 2012

Previously

  • Co-founder & Investor · FairNow
  • GM, Talent Products · Dayforce
  • Co-founder & CEO · Ideal
  • Co-founder & CEO · Field ID

Education

  • MBA · Queen's University
  • Computer Engineering · University of Toronto

Recognition

  • Canada's Best Executive Award · 2024
  • EY Entrepreneur of the Year · 2012
  • Profit Hot 50
  • Deloitte Fast 50

Speaking

  • SHRM
  • UNLEASH
LinkedIn

Posts written by Somen Mondal

High-Volume Hiring Will Not Be Won With More Chatbots: Why Cross-SOR Agents Beat Point Solutions

Why cross-SOR agentic AI beats single-platform chatbots — autonomous agents orchestrating the full candidate journey across your recruiting stack.

Perspectives·April 20, 2026

Flex Credits, Consumption Pricing, and the New Unit Economics of Digital Labor in HR

Explore how consumption-based pricing is reshaping HR tech, why organisations face bill shock, and how cross-SOR AI delivers better unit economics.

Perspectives·April 13, 2026

Why Systems of Record Are Not Going Anywhere (And Should Not)

Systems of record like Dayforce, Workday, iCIMS, Oracle HCM, and SAP SuccessFactors are not going anywhere. The future of agentic AI for HR is layering.

Perspectives·April 9, 2026

Agentic AI for HR Statistics 2026: Adoption, ROI, and What the Data Says

The data on agentic AI in HR: 82% of HR leaders planning adoption (Gartner), 171% average ROI, and a 44.6% CAGR. Every figure cited to its own source in the article.

Research & Data·April 6, 2026

Agentic AI vs. Copilots: What HR and Talent Leaders Need to Know

Chatbots answer questions. Copilots suggest next steps. Agentic AI for HR owns the workflow end to end. Here is why the distinction matters.

Perspectives·April 1, 2026

Introducing Amp: AI Teammates That Own HR & Talent Workflows

Amp launches AI Teammates for HR & Talent — agentic AI that autonomously screens, schedules, and drives approved offers to close. Founded by the team behind Ideal (Dayforce) and FairNow.

Company·March 30, 2026