Molly McWeeney

Recruiter

Dubai, United Arab Emirates8 yrs 5 mos experience

AI Enabled

Key Highlights

Award-winning Talent Acquisition professional with global experience.
Expert in AI Infrastructure and technical recruiting.
Proven track record of reducing time-to-hire significantly.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition expert in the Tech and AI sectors.

Contact

molly.mcweeney@core42.ai LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

RecruitingArtificial Intelligence (ai)Career CoachingClient Management

Other Skills

Candidate ExperienceProject LeadershipCorporate RecruitingHRBStakeholder ManagementHigh Performance Computing (HPC)Graphics Processing UnitResume WritingInterview Skills TrainingNetworkingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Public SpeakingSourcingFinTechEngineering

About

Award-winning Talent Acquisition and HR Professional (CIPD Level 7), with 7 years of global recruitment experience across Tech, Digital, and Corporate functions, with a sharpened specialism in AI Infrastructure, GPU, HPC, and Data Centre hiring. Career shaped by world-class brands such as Google, PwC, and Core42 (a G42 Company) — environments where TA must scale at pace alongside the business and deliver against the world’s most demanding technical hiring bars. Currently leading multi-region hiring across the United States, United Arab Emirates, and Ireland in support of Core42’s global build-out. First Class Honours Master’s graduate from Trinity College Dublin, one of the world’s top-ranked business schools.

Experience

8 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 6 mos

Average Tenure

9 mos

Current Experience

Core42

Talent Partner

Sep 2025 – Present · 9 mos · Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Leads full 360° recruitment across 40+ open roles simultaneously, spanning AI Infrastructure, GPU, HPC, Data Centre, Cloud Engineering, Product, and Corporate functions — maintaining rigorous prioritisation and timely delivery in one of the most globally competitive technical hiring markets in the world.
Drives multi-region hiring across the United States, UAE, and Europe, managing concurrent mandates and time-zone-spanning candidate processes in direct support of Core42's global expansion roadmap.
Delivered Core42's Emiratisation hiring quota for 2025, securing UAE national talent across both technical and corporate disciplines.
Appointed GPU Hiring Project Manager, leading the end-to-end delivery of 30 business-critical GPU roles across the US, Ireland, and UAE, spanning Specialist through to Director level — sourcing exceptionally rare, high-demand profiles within a 20-day time-to-hire window.
Partners with senior leadership to architect talent strategies for large-scale AI infrastructure programmes and digital build-outs, including ML/LLM Ops, Platform Engineering, Cyber Defence, and Data Engineering.
Played a key role in reducing average time-to-hire from 50 to 29 days through process optimisation, disciplined pipeline management, and proactive stakeholder alignment.

Candidate ExperienceProject LeadershipRecruitingCorporate RecruitingHRBArtificial Intelligence (AI)+3

Discovered mena

Talent Partner - Digital & Technology

Aug 2024 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

Delivered 200%+ of monthly targets month-on-month across both candidate placements and new client acquisition.
Signed some of the largest companies in the Middle East as new clients — including the biggest accounts in the company's history.
Managed roles from Junior to C-Suite across Software Engineering, Engineering Management, Fintech, AI, and executive-level appointments.
Executed full 360° recruitment across startups, scaleups, and enterprise clients globally, owning the entire process from sourcing and candidate management through to commercial close.
Recognition & Achievements
🏆 Top Biller — July 2025
🏆 Player of the Month — November 2024 & July 2025
Tied the all-time company record for most deals closed by a consultant in a single month
Consistently exceeded monthly billing targets and qualified for every monthly incentive
Selected for the Annual Incentive Trip to Thailand

Artificial Intelligence (AI)RecruitingSourcingStakeholder ManagementFinTechEngineering+1

Mollythejobcoach.com

Career Coach

Nov 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

🚀 **Career Advisor and Coach** 🚀
🔍 500+ Career consultations
🔄 25+ Career Change consultations
Services:**
🕒 30-minute or 1-hour 1:1 Career Consultations
📝 CV Analysis and Rewriting
💼 Interview Prep and most asked Interview Questions
📊 Job Market Insights
🤝 Networking advice and sharing
Mollythejobcoach.com

Resume WritingInterview Skills TrainingNetworkingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Public SpeakingCareer Coaching

Pwc

2 roles

Placement Programme Lead (TA)

May 2023 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

Won PwC Ireland's Best Graduate Programme award, outcompeting the other Big Four firms in a highly scrutinised, industry-wide competition, reflecting the quality and impact of the programme delivered.
Completely overhauled the end-to-end recruitment process by designing and implementing an integrated approach spanning social media campaigns, virtual events, and on-campus workshops — resulting in a 25% reduction in both cost and time-to-hire while simultaneously improving candidate quality and experience.
Managed 50+ vacancies simultaneously end-to-end, maintaining a high standard of candidate and stakeholder experience across a complex, fast-moving hiring environment without compromising on quality or delivery timelines.
Built and maintained strategic partnerships with Partners and Directors across seven offices, acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders to translate complex, evolving hiring needs into targeted, market-aware talent strategies — fostering long-term relationships that drove consistency and confidence in the recruitment function.

Recruiter

Feb 2023 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

Dynamic Talent Acquisition Leader | Record-Breaking Recruiter | Relationship Management

Project ManagementApplicant Tracking SystemsSourcingCandidate SelectionHigh-volume RecruitingRecruiting

Google

Global Recruiter

Jan 2022 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Role Eliminated due to Global Layoffs**
Strategic Global Recruitment Professional | Innovation Catalyst | Efficiency Expert
🤝Oversaw the successful recruitment and hiring of best in class talent, surpassing recruitment targets by 300%.
🥇Recognized as an Award-Winning Talent Acquisition professional at Google, earning monthly and quarterly awards for exceptional performance in hiring in the tech space.

Applicant Tracking SystemsInterview PreparationProject LeadershipTechnical RecruitingCandidate ExperienceRecruiting

Generali

Employee Benefits Specialist

Oct 2020 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · Ireland

📊 Managed weekly client meetings to analyze and forecast claim volumes. Proactively delivered personalized tips to reduce claims and boost employee return rates.
🤝 Collaborated cross-departmentally to optimize client service, including implementing back-to-work incentives.
🔧 Efficiently managed all claims tasks, liaising with Reinsurers, Medical Officers, Consultants, and Investigation services.

Business Relationship ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Multi-task & Handle High-volume WorkloadsMicrosoft ExcelStrategic CommunicationsClient Management

Smw auctioneers and estate agent

Talent Acquistion and HR Specialist

Jan 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Ireland

📁Managed all pre and post-interview related activities, overseeing seamless coordination and execution.
🚀 Pioneered and implemented recruitment initiatives for this startup company, driving its talent acquisition strategy forward.

ScreeningSourcingHiringHuman Resources (HR)Contract NegotiationRecruiting