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Ailish Dooley

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Chief Executive Officer at Zen Pensions
📍 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Ailish is the CEO and co-founder of Zen Pensions, a FinTech startup disrupting the Irish pensions market. A Chartered Accountant with over 25 years in financial services at firms like Barclaycard and Bank of Ireland, she now focuses on simplifying pension auto-enrolment for SMEs through a fully digital, app-based platform.

Described by colleagues as having great energy, integrity, and tenacity, Ailish is focused on personal and professional development. This is highlighted by her certifications in "Developing Executive Presence" and "Blockchain Basics," showing a curiosity for both leadership skills and emerging financial technologies.

She once jokingly referred to her long-held ambition to leave the corporate world and build a startup from scratch as "temporary insanity."

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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Pension Disruption
Co-founded Zen Pensions to challenge the traditional, paper-based industry with Ireland's first fully digital pension solution, simplifying the process for employers and employees.
FinTech for SMEs
Passionate about making auto-enrolment effortless for Irish SMEs by offering a transparent, zero-cost, and compliant digital platform as a modern alternative.
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Career

Work history

5-2021
Chief Executive Officer
Zen Pensions
3-2017 - 2-2021
Head Of Operations
Barclaycard
9-2014 - 2-2017
Senior Manager- Merchant Acquiring and ATMs
Bank of Ireland
1-2013 - 1-2014
National Manager - Payment Acceptance and cards, Small Business Banking
ANZ
7-2012 - 12-2012
Career break
ANZ
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Education
1995 - 1999
Chartered Accountant
Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ireland
1993 - 1994
Master of Business Studies
University College Cork
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