About
Meet Maura
Maura Hayes, Founder & Recruiter
With over 25 years of industry experience spanning pharmaceuticals, technology, start-ups and high-growth businesses—including more than 13 years specialising in recruitment and talent acquisition—Maura brings a distinctive combination of commercial insight, technical understanding and recruitment expertise.
Her background across IT, cybersecurity and complex business environments gives her a strong understanding of the skills, people and capabilities organisations need to grow.
Through Ireland AI Talent, Maura connects ambitious Irish companies with specialist AI, engineering and technology professionals across Ireland and the EU.
The approach
Specialist focus
Dedicated entirely to AI, engineering and technology roles — not a generalist recruitment desk.
People first
Recruitment built around understanding people, not just matching keywords on a CV.
Built for AI
Designed from day one around how AI is changing hiring, skills and technology teams.
Let’s talk about AI talent.
Ireland AI Talent
Connecting Irish companies with specialist AI talent across Ireland and the EU.
Currently in development — building Ireland’s specialist AI talent network.
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