Speak to Nova. Pick a slot that suits.
Free 30-minute consultation. We will review your current HR tech, your priorities, and the right next step — Scorecard, Vendor Selection, or full implementation.
Founded in Sligo. Built for Ireland and the wider EU.
Nova HCM was founded in 2023 by Cian Collins, drawing on twenty years across global HCM — from HR business-partner roles at Twitter EMEA, to product management at Workday Dublin, to co-founding Frankli, to scaling operations at Advantio across nine countries. He started the firm after watching too many smart Irish SMBs sign expensive HRIS contracts they regretted in month four. The problem was never the software. The problem was the selection process.
We rebuilt that process — Scorecard-first, evidence-based, and never paid by a vendor. Today we work with HR leaders at AbbVie Ireland, Lionbridge, fast-growing fintechs, and global pharma & med-tech firms backed by IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland.
“Nova HCM brought the structure and the discipline our process was missing. The shortlist held up under board scrutiny — every score had a reason behind it.”
Three people. Twenty years. One independent HR Tech advisory.
Cian Collins
Twenty years across global HCM transformations. Founded Nova to give Irish and UK mid-market buyers the same advisory rigour the enterprise gets.
Vanessa Sanchez
Vendor evaluation, scoring rubrics, and the comparison work that turns a demo into a decision.
Kyle Forry
Implementation oversight, change management, and the operational data that proves the system landed.
What we believe.
Independence is the product
A shortlist that the vendor paid for is worth nothing. We refuse referral fees.
Plain English over jargon
If your CFO can't follow the score, the score is wrong.
Evidence over opinion
We score against demos, references, and contracts — not vibes.
Local hours matter
A US-only support desk is a real risk for an Irish team. We weight it.
AI is judged on substance
Ship it, measure it, then we score it. Until then it scores zero.
The buyer is our client
Always. No exceptions, no ad placements, no sponsored tiers.