As businesses evolve with AI, Maya is implementing an AI-first approach to enhance its recruitment and employee engagement processes. The goal is to reduce friction, improve decision-making, and provide meaningful experiences throughout the candidate journey and daily work life at the company.
“For us, being AI-first is not about replacing human judgment. It is about using technology to remove friction, make better decisions, and help people focus on work that creates value. We are applying the same attention to simplicity, relevance, and experience that shapes our products to how we build our teams and culture.”
Carla G. Lanza, Maya Chief People Officer
Maya AI-First Approach to Building Its Workforce
This approach earned Maya seven recognitions in the 2026 Stevie Awards for Great Employers, covering AI-enhanced recruitment, experience-driven employer branding, onboarding, employee engagement, and people leadership.
The Stevie Awards for Great Employers honor top employers and HR professionals, celebrating initiatives that foster excellent workplaces. Maya utilizes AI for recruitment to find candidates with suitable skills and enhance outreach, while maintaining human oversight in hiring. The company also improves the employee experience through effective employer branding and a comprehensive onboarding program, alongside initiatives that promote employee engagement and connection to their work’s purpose.
Maya received a Silver Stevie Award for Experience-Driven Employer Branding, as well as Bronze Stevie Awards for Scaling High-Quality Hiring with Embedded AI; Engineering Engagement that Creates a BOLDER Culture; and Designing a Purpose-Driven, End-to-End Onboarding Experience at Scale.
Lanza won a Silver Stevie Award for Chief Human Resources Officer of the Year. Individual honors included Andrea Agatha Pascual, who received the Gold Stevie Award for Employee Engagement Professional of the Year, and Rose Ann Belangoy, who received the Bronze Stevie Award for Benefits or Payroll Professional of the Year.
Over 160 professionals judged this year’s awards, with winners in the Employer of the Year categories based on judges’ ratings and over 178,000 public votes. Maya has been a pioneer in integrating AI in digital financial services, focusing on governance and human oversight, currently utilizing AI in areas like customer acquisition, service, credit, and fraud prevention while ensuring accountability and security.
For more information, visit Maya’s website.
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