Maureen Adams

Experience As:

Chief Human Resources Officer
Chief People Officer

Based In:
Pensacola, Florida | Atlanta, Georgia | Toronto, Canada
Language(s):
English
Practices: Governance | M&A Multiple | Turnaround
Industries: Banking & Financial Services • CPG, eCommerce, Retail • Education • Energy & Environment • Healthcare & Life Sciences • Manufacturing & Industrial • Nonprofit • Technology & Data • Telecommunications & Utilities
Focus Areas: Analysis & Reporting • Digital • Equity & Inclusion • Exit & Succession • Finance & Accounting • Healthcare & Life Sciences • Manufacturing • Nonprofit/ Philanthropy • Supply Chain & Logistics

Maureen Adams

With over 20 years of global HR leadership experience, Maureen specializes in creating strategic talent solutions that drive business growth. Her career includes key roles at Microsoft, where she led HR initiatives across the Middle East, Africa, and North America. As the Founder and CEO of Adams HR Group, she provides fractional HR services that empower small and mid-sized businesses to navigate complex HR challenges with confidence. What sets Maureen apart is her ability to align HR strategies with business goals, ensuring companies attract, retain, and develop top talent. She works closely with clients to establish a solid HR foundation, implement robust systems, and optimize processes to tackle issues like managing toxic individuals, fostering a positive work culture, ensuring compliance, and enhancing employee engagement and retention.

Maureen is passionate about helping organizations unlock their potential by building strong teams and creating thriving workplace cultures. Personally, she's dedicated to continuous learning and cultural exploration—a passion ignited by her time living and working in the Middle East. She's also deeply interested in the evolving world of cryptocurrency and the opportunities it presents, particularly in the realm of financial freedom and "free money." Additionally, Maureen actively supports initiatives that empower people in the workplace and contribute to community well-being. Whether you’re looking to turn your business around, scale your operations, or enhance your HR function, Maureen is here to provide the expertise and guidance you need to succeed.

Testimonials:

"Adams HR Group is amazing! Maureen Adams has been a great extension of our HR team and has guided us through many projects successfully. She is smart, articulate, professional, organized, a good listener, and has expertise in many aspects of HR. She has excellent recruiting and negotiating skills and is always willing to go the extra mile! We have worked with her and her team exclusively over the past year with all of our recruiting needs. They have recently helped us increase our international demographics by 20% in a short period of time. Maureen has also been extremely helpful in coaching our team in different aspects of hiring. I have a lot of trust and appreciation for the knowledge she shares, and I rely on her opinion with many projects or challenges that I'm faced with. She really is a true gem, and I'd recommend her to anyone looking for a well-rounded HR Professional."

- Robin Page-Norman, Global HR Manager at Bluedot, a Saas company


"I am pleased to recommend Maureen Adams as an exceptional human resources leader. As the head of HR at ClubRare, Maureen demonstrated a deep commitment to employee development, onboarding, and cultural stewardship. From day one of my time at ClubRare, Maureen was an actively engaged partner invested in my success. She went above and beyond to ensure I was fully acclimated with company values and set up for growth as Product Manager. Maureen took a personal interest in my professional progress, checking in regularly, offering coaching, and connecting me with learning opportunities tailored to my goals. Beyond individual support, Maureen's talent for bringing out the best in teams and seamlessly weaving together diverse skill sets became quickly apparent. She built and stewarded a culture centered on collaboration, nurturing talent, and caring for employees holistically. Simply put, Maureen Adams is an HR leader who makes an invaluable impact. Her genuine care for employee growth, hands-on guidance, and ability to unite people and help them thrive make her an asset to any organization. I enthusiastically recommend Maureen for any HR role focused on developing talent, strengthening culture, and enabling people to do their best work. She's been instrumental to my career growth, and I can't speak highly enough of her capabilities and character."

- Adalbert De La Cruz, Product Manager at ClubRare, a Web3 Crypto company


"I founded my company a year ago. At that time, I was a novice and had no idea what I should do. I'm glad that I reached out to Adams HR Group!! Maureen Adams is so professional, patient and honest. She provides useful advice through her extensive knowledge. She is honest, she not only treats this as her job -- she is truly helping me to build my company from the ground up. I would recommend her and Adams HR Group to anyone who needs HR help and advice. They will definitely be your top choice. You won't go wrong with Adams HR Group!"

- Ning Ding, CEO and Founder at TagHawk Inc, a Mobile App company


"We are developing a service which we feel will benefit employers who are relocating employees. We contracted Adams HR Group to consult with us given their extensive background in HR. We found Maureen Adams' insights and perspectives to be extremely valuable in helping us understand how to adjust our service and optimally present it to HR professionals. We are looking forward to working with Adams HR Group in the future."

- Aaron Gough, CEO and Founder at Oleson Gough, a Real Estate company


"I haven't had to work in my business very much in the last 6 months. Moreover, it’s so great having Maureen and her team handling all our HR solutions in such a professional way. It puts us in a much better position for negotiation, sets a very professional tone from the outset and makes it so much easier to identify and recruit talent. Our new hires always report that they are impressed with the recruiting process and onboarding."

- Keir Walton, CEO at Heritage Werks, an Archival Services company

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