Ronan Colleran is the CEO of Azon Recruitment. A Big 4 qualified Chartered Accountant (Arthur Andersen), Ronan has been working in the recruitment industry for over 20 years. Having built and sold a recruitment business from 2001-2007, he then immersed himself in a large International Recruitment Group where he led and grew the Executive Search arm, and was key contributor for the provision of high-volume client recruitment project solutions for the Group. He founded Azon Recruitment group in 2014 with the ambition of growing a business together with his colleagues into something to be proud of. Ronan holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway) and completed a Master of Accounting Degree from University College Dublin. Ronan is a former member of the Governing Authority of NUI Galway.
About Us
25+ years of recruiting experience for end-to-end solutions.
About Azon
Founded by Ronan Colleran and Gillian O’Dowd, Azon Recruitment leverages Ronan’s 25+ years of experience in recruitment, to apply specialist recruitment expertise to provide end-to-end solutions across all of our client’s business functions.
Azon’s biggest asset is our people. From new grads to very experienced team members, our focus is on building strong lasting relationships, with clients and candidates, based on our deep sectoral expertise.
The Azon approach
Our mission at Azon is to:
- Provide recruitment expertise for sectors that Ireland is renowned for globally.
- Solve 100% of our clients’ recruitment needs
- Successfully operate across multiple jurisdictions
- Provide personalised and positive candidate experiences through the selection process
Why Azon?
Deep sectoral
Intelligence
- Team leadership have worked and/or studied in their designated areas
- Bringing unparalleled insights and market intelligence
Multi-function and multi-sectoral
- Breadth of sectoral and industry reach
- With significant area expertise in each one
100% of your recruitment needs
- From visa check to market analysis
- Selection & interview Outsourced Payroll
Robust long term relationships
- High % of repeat business
- Candidates come back to Azon as hiring managers
Innovative, growing, dynamic team
- High energy team breeds high performance culture
- Investing in team to achieve their personal and professional goals
Global Diversified Workforce
- Growing a team to represent true market dynamics
- Guiding and advising clients on their diversity strategies
Our Team
Gillian O’ Dowd
Finance & Corporate Affairs
With over 18 years’ experience working on the financing and investment portfolios of Irish and International businesses, Gillian O’ Dowd has extensive experience from startup to exit, from growth to M&A across investments, property & recruitment sectors. Gillian’s early career in Allen McGuire provided a unique insight and experience of mergers, acquisitions, assessing market valuations and opportunities. Gillian has also held a variety of financial roles at Goodbody Stockbrokers, Savills, IBI Corporate Finance, UK-based West Properties & Citadel Corporate Finance. Gillian holds a Bachelor of Commerce from UCC and a Masters in Financial Services from the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, UCD. In her spare time, Gillian volunteers with a number of Charity organisations in Ireland on Patient Support programs.
Laura Murphy
Associate Director – Talent & Culture
As Associate Director of Talent & Culture, Laura’s role spans Organisational Design, Learning & Development, Talent Acquisition & Retention, and Engagement & Communication. Laura started her journey with Azon in 2020 and had a successful career as a Recruitment Consultant focusing on building out Azon’s Sales & Marketing desk before pivoting to her current role in 2021. To complement her experience, Laura holds a degree in Corporate Law and an LLB from the University of Galway, and a Masters in HRM & Consulting from the university of Bath. Laura loves being outside and near the sea so at the weekend you’ll find her on a windy beach in Donegal or Dublin!
Daniel O’Connor
Marketing Executive – Azon
Daniel O’Connor is as a Marketing Executive for Azon. He graduated from DCU with a Bachelors in Communications, also having studied at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. Previously having been at Iconic Translation Machines and Perigord Life Science Artwork Solutions, he primarily worked in content creation, social media management and digital marketing. He spends most of his time talking to people smarter than him and turning those chats into interesting things to read or watch.
Conor Clarke
Recruitment Consultant
Conor is an Accountancy and Finance Recruitment Consultant and focuses primarily on newly qualified and mid-senior management roles within industry. Conor is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has made a career change into recruitment. Some of the positions Conor recruits for are Financial Accountant, Management Accountant, Finance Manager and Financial Controller. Conor has in depth knowledge about the market and adapts an advisory and consulting approach. Conor is passionate about helping accountancy professionals with their search in the next steps of their career and supporting companies with their hiring needs to match them with the best talent. Outside of the office, Conor can be found giving life and career coaching services to his clients, enjoys travelling, reading, running, hiking and doing courses for both personal and professional development.
Conor Murphy
Senior Recruitment Consultant – Accounting
Conor Murphy is a Senior Recruitment Consultant on the Accountancy and Finance team. Conor studied Corporate Law at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Prior to entering the world of recruitment, Conor spent 6 years working at Friel Stafford, specialising in Corporate Finance and Insolvency. At Azon Recruitment Conor specialises in Senior Finance roles such as Financial Controllers, Finance Directors, Finance Managers, Audit Managers, Tax Managers & Investment Managers.
Conor Brick
Senior Recruitment Consultant – Accounting – Tax
Conor graduated from the University of Limerick with a Bachelor of Business Studies in 2008. Post university, he spent a number of years in Dubai working in the education sector. Returning to Dublin in 2013, he has since specialised in Accounting and Financial recruitment – the desk he presently sits on with Azon Group. In the past, he has recruited for Funds & Asset Management companies as well as clients in the Fintech space.
Ciara McKeogh
Principal Recruitment Consultant – Construction
Ciara is a specialist Construction Recruiter focusing on Construction Professionals Nationwide, from Site Engineers to Site Managers, Quantity Surveyors and Project Managers for both Contractors and Consultancies. Ciara has gained the majority of her 7 years’ recruitment experience in Australia recruiting blue and white collar candidates for some of Australia’s Leading Mining and Resources Companies. She is passionate about building and maintaining long term relationships with candidates, clients and colleagues. In her free time, Ciara enjoys travelling and spending quality time with friends & family.
Tony Barry
Associate Director
Tony Barry manages Azon’s Construction Team. He has over 6 years of Construction recruitment. He specialises in Construction and Engineering related roles for clients varying from small construction firms up to large multinational corporations. Tony is well travelled and has lived and worked in both the Middle East and North America.
Aaron Gillane
Senior Recruitment Consultant – Construction
Aaron Gillane is a Senior Recruitment Consultant on Azon’s Construction Recruitment team. Prior to moving into Recruitment with Azon, Aaron gained Banking experience with Bank of Ireland. Within Azon, Aaron recruits for a variety of roles ranging from Foremen, to Site Managers to Quantity Surveyors to Engineers and everything in between. Outside of work, Aaron is an All-Star and 4-time All-Ireland Senior Hurling winner with Limerick.
Nicole Casey
Senior Recruitment Consultant – Construction
Nicole Casey is a Recruitment Consultant on Azon’s Construction team. She is currently studying part-time to complete her Bachelors in Business and HR. Nicole currently recruits for roles in the regions/midlands, including site managers, site engineers across all levels and project managers. Prior to developing her expertise in Construction recruitment, Nicole gained strong sales experience working with Main Contractor client’s for Ireland wide roles.
Hugo Carey
Recruitment Consultant – Construction
Hugo Carey is a member of the Construction team at Azon. He has an honours bachelor’s degree in Business from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology where his final year research project was shortlisted to be published. He loves to travel and spent summers living in Chicago and Barcelona. Within Azon Hugo deals with professional level hiring for Dublin based Main Contractors and Residential Developers.
Amanda Santos
Recruitment Consultant – Construction
Amanda is a Recruiter focused on the Architectural, Design and Consultancy sides of the construction industry. Originally from Brazil, she has been living in Ireland for the past 5 years and has recently completed her Master’s in Human Resources Management with NCI.
Scott Leonard
Recruitment Consultant – Financial Services
Scott is a recruiter on Azon’s Financial Services team, having specialised in recruiting for banking sector for roles including banking operations, wealth and investment banking, lending and underwriting and more. Scott is a graduate of TUD with Bachelor of Business Studies. His background in finance and in customer facing roles puts him in a great position to find ideal candidates for his client’s roles.
Darragh Cleary
Manager – Funds & Asset Management
Darragh manages the Funds and Asset Management desk at Azon Recruitment leading a team of expert recruiters who recruit across roles within Fintech, Financial Services and Funds & Asset Management. Darragh recruits senior roles for Investment firms, Mancos, Fund Service Providers, Brokers and Investment Banks. Darragh delivers a high touch service to both candidates and clients, to see exactly where they can become a value add. This ensures long lasting collaborative relationships. Darragh has a strong client and candidate network in the Dublin market, ensuring success on his assignments. Darragh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business from University of Limerick. Outside of work, Darragh is a big supporter of Arsenal and plays Gaelic football.
Jordan Cavani
Senior Recruitment Consultant – Funds & Assets
Jordan is a Senior Consultant within the Funds & Asset Management team at Azon. He specializes in mid-senior appointments across the Fund Administration, ManCo and Investment Management space. Previously, Jordan worked with Goodbody Stockbrokers which allowed him to get a taste for the industry he currently recruits for. Jordan holds a Bachelor’s degree from DCU and a MSc in Management Consultancy from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School. In his spare time, Jordan can be seen reading fiction crime books, supporting his favourite sports team Arsenal FC and hitting weights at the gym.
Justin Gallagher
Recruitment Consultant – Funds & Assets
Justin specialises in Financial Services within Azon. Earlier in his career, Justin gained 18 months experience with State Street as a Custody Specialist during his Bachelors Degree in Business/Commerce at Waterford Institute of Technology where he was a Dean’s List Award recipient. In addition, Justin gained strong relationship management experience in hospitality at Kilkea Castle Hotel & Resort where he worked for 4-years.
Conor Bannon
Manager – Science & Engineering
Conor is the Manager of the Manufacturing and Engineering team that specialise in providing solutions in multiple sectors ranging from Life Science to FMCG and Engergy. Conor has a proven track rector in recruitment with 12 years plus experience. He has specialised in engineering for the last 8. Conor’s areas of expertise include Maintenance, Automation, Validation, Manufacturing Engineering including Continuous Improvement and Senior Operations Roles.
Kaitlin Watson
Recruitment Consultant – Sales & Marketing
Kaitlin is a recruiter in the Sales & Marketing team at Azon. A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Kaitlin brings experience from a range of sectors, and brings a fresh international perspective, delivering success for her clients across their needs of Sales & Marketing talent.
Ciaran O’Shea
Recruitment Consultant – Sales & Marketing
Ciaran is a member of the Sales and Marketing Recruitment team at Azon. He has a bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship and Business from Maynooth University. Ciaran recruits for all levels of roles Sales and Marketing. Outside of work Ciaran loves all things sports and enjoys travelling Ireland playing different golf courses.
Eimear Murphy
Manager – HR & Office Support
Eimear has over 10 years experience in recruitment and manages our HR & Office Support team. She specialises in in Senior Business positions such as Operations and Senior HR roles including Recruitment, Head of Talent, Head of L&D positions and Senior HR Manager roles. Prior to joining Azon, Eimear developed her early career experience at Morgan McKinley and CPL. Eimear is a former World champion Irish Dancer and was a professional dancer with Riverdance for 6 years prior to moving into Recruitment. Eimear holds a Masters Degree in Anthropology from NUI Maynooth.
Katie Murray
Senior Recruitment Consultant – HR & Office Support
Katie Murray recruits for positions at mid-senior level in HR & Office Support. This includes Human Resource Administrator and Human Resource Generalist roles in addition to Personal Assistant/ Executive Assistant and Office Management roles. Katie also has experience in the Property/ Real Estate sector and frequently assists with the filling of Property Administrator roles. Prior to joining Azon. Katie developed experinece working with Ryanair and permanenttsb. Katie holds a BA Degree in Business and Commerce from National College of Ireland.
Maureen Burke
Recruitment Consultant – Legal
Maureen Burke is a Recruitment Consultant within Azon’s Legal team.Maureen holds a BCL (International) Law and Business from Maynooth University as well as a MSc in Human Resource Management from DCU. As part of her course, Maureen spent a year studying abroad at Fordham University in New York City. Maureen can offer permanent, temporary and contract recruitment and support across all legal recruitment needs.
Joy Russell
Manager – Legal
Joy Russell manages Azon’s Legal team. She has over 5 years Legal recruiting experience with an international recruiting firm. She recruits for Legal support, qualified solicitors and company secretaries in both practice and industry. Prior to moving into Recruitment, Joy worked as a Concession Manager in Retail in New York and Dublin.
Jack Hennessy
Recruitment Consultant – Property
Jack is a recruiter on Azon’s Property Team, having recently graduated with a BA Hons Marketing Practice degree. Before joining Azon he has 6+ years experience working within the hospitality industry in Dublin and Brooklyn, New York. He has a great passion for networking and building strong lasting relationships, putting him in a great position for matching the right professionals with amazing opportunities. In his own time he enjoys to play golf and football and spend time with family and friends.
Mark Doonan
Senior Recruitment Consultant – Property
Mark Doonan is a senior consultant within Azon’s Property team. He has spent the past 10 years in Sales and Management roles within the Financial Services and Hospitality sectors in New York, and 3 years with a large financial Institution in Dublin prior to emigrating to the States. In his previous roles Mark has focused on business development and customer relations targeted at C Suite level clients in New York. He gained significant experience within the private equity sector, focusing heavily on property funds from his time with Waystone. Mark holds a BA Honours Degree in Business Studies from Griffith College Dublin and away from work is a keen golfer and avid sports fan.
Emma Wickham
Manager – Life Sciences
Emma is the Manager of the Science and Engineering team that specialises in all areas of recruitment for the Life Science sector. Emma holds a MSc. in Regenerative Medicine from National University of Ireland, Galway and a BSc. in Genetics & Cell Biology from Dublin City University. Emma has 4 years’ lab sales experience within the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device sectors across Ireland along with 6 years’ recruitment experience in the sector.
Amara McCalliog
Senior Recruitment Consultant – Life Sciences
Amara, based in our Dublin office is a Senior Recruitment Consultant and specializes in QC, R&D and technical based roles. Amara obtained a BSc. in Biology and Applied Mathematics at Maynooth University. Following her studies, Amara gained invaluable laboratory experience through her roles as a Laboratory Technician and Deputy Team Lead of a Molecular Biology Department. From here, Amara moved into recruitment of laboratory based roles and can offer permanent, contract and temporary recruitment solutions.
Lisa Jeyacheya
Senior Recruitment Consultant – Life Sciences
Lisa, based in our Dublin office is a Senior Recruitment Consultant and specialises in all things Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs. She holds a BSc in Nutraceuticals in Health and Nutrition from Technological University Dublin. Lisa has experience as a Medical Laboratory Aide and Medical Laboratory Technician. From here, Lisa moved into recruitment where she focuses on Quality and Regulatory based roles for the Pharma/Biopharma and Medical Device industries.
Laura Callinan
Senior Recruitment Consultant – Life Sciences
Laura, based in our Limerick office is a Senior Recruitment Consultant specialising in Supply Chain and Procurement. She holds a BA in Media and Public Relations and has excellent recruitment experience working across multiple disciplines and industries. Her experience ranges from working with large multinational corporations to small start-ups, offering clients a consultative, structured, and personalised approach. Laura specialises in all aspects of Supply Chain and Procurement throughout the country.
Fergal Flanagan
Recruitment Consultant – Life Sciences
Fergal, based in our Dublin office is a Recruitment Consultant and specializes in Engineering-based roles. Fergal obtained a BSc. in Psychology followed by an MSc in Work and Organizational Psychology from the University of Limerick. Following his studies, Fergal travelled for 2 years where he gained invaluable international experience. Upon his return, he began working as an Organizational Psychology Consultant with Aon working primarily with psychometric assessments used for recruitment and development. From there, Fergal has moved into recruitment of Engineering roles and can offer permanent, contract and temporary recruitment solutions for the Pharma/Biopharma and Medical Devices industries.
James Monks
Associate Director – Technology
James Monks is an Associate Director at Azon Recruitment managing the Technology team, specialising in all areas of Software Development & Engineering, Data Analytics & Business Intelligence, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity & IT Risk, Business Analysis, PMO & Change Management, QA, Test & Automation, Blockchain and UX, UI roles. James has been recruiting within the Technology space for over 8 years. He has helped shape the tech teams for some of the biggest companies in the world. He is supported by specialist IT recruiters that are skilled in sourcing and headhunting. He has a client first approach to recruitment.
Varun Reddy
Principal Recruitment Consultant – Technology
Varun is a recruitment consultant within our IT team, his primary focus being IT infrastructure, Software Development, and Data Analytics. He holds a master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Trinity College Dublin. He is a Proficiency Gold Medal Awardee for academic excellence and a Trinity Business School Scholar. Varun likes sketching and singing in his spare time. He is a trained Carnatic classical singer.
Natalia Dulak
Recruitment Consultant – Technology
Natalia is an IT recruitment consultant, specialising in software development and IT infrastructure. She graduated from TU Dublin with a BSc in International Hospitality Management. She is from Poland and is fluent in Polish which is a great advantage when it comes to speaking with candidates and clients from Poland.
Stephen Halpin
Principal Recruiter – Technology
Stephen currently works as a Principal Recruitment in Azon in our Technology Recruitment team, where he leads the Contracting division. We cover all areas within the IT space with a team of dedicated experts. He has a wide range of experience and knowledge in IT & Tech recruitment, having worked in Tech recruitment for over 6 years. Prior to 2012 he was a professional cyclist based in Belgium for 13 years, representing Ireland & his team at a high level across Europe & Asia.
Niamh Tahhan
Recruitment Consultant – Technology
Niamh Tahhan is a Recruitment Consultant on Azon’s IT team. She graduated from BBs (Hons) in Business Studies with Event Management from Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest. She helps connect the top Tech talent with Ireland’s most reputable firms and enterprises. She does this by attracting the best talent with her demonstrated history of working in the staffing and recruiting industry.
Jurate Vasiliauskaite
Compliance & Recruitment Administrator – Technology
Jurate currently works as a Compliance & Recruitment Administrator at Azon. She looks after all the administration needs for Azon Contractors within multiple desks in the company, especially the IT placements. She is the first point of contact for all Azon contractors, allowing them to focus on important things, such as providing quality services to our clients. In her spare time Jurate loves all things sports and you can find her at the gym, running or hiking.
Clarice Silke
Senior Recruitment Consultant – Compliance & Risk
Clarice is a recruitment consultant within Azon’s Compliance team. She graduated from the National University of Ireland, Galway with an International BA (Psychology & Spanish). . She recruits professionals who specialize in Anti-Money Laundering, Financial Crime, Funds, Risk & Compliance.
Kayleigh O’Brien
Recruitment Consultant – Compliance & Risk
Kayleigh is a recruitment consultant on the Audit, Risk and Compliance team at Azon. A graduate of University of Galway, with a first class honours BComm degree, Kayleigh has been awarded for University Scholars twice during her time at University of Galway. When Kayleigh is not recruiting, she might be found on the side of a GAA pitch, or hiking somewhere interesting in the world.
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