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Cindy Grass

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Head of HR, Global at Pollination
📍 Greater Sydney Area, Australia

Cindy Grass is a Fractional Chief People Officer and the founder of The People Essence, dedicated to aligning people with strategy for optimal business performance. With a Masters in Human Resources from Charles Sturt University and over 30 years of global experience, colleagues describe her as strategic, pragmatic, and kind.

Outside of work, Cindy is a mother to two adult sons and lives on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. She is a certified Mental Health First Aider and community mentor, passions that underscore her focus on personal growth and wellbeing. A daily workout routine keeps her grounded and energized.

She has a deep interest in understanding people and has led multiple successful cultural and structural business transformations.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Head of HR, Global
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Sydney Area, Australia
Personality Overview

How Cindy shows up

Big Vision Person
Fast But Thoughtful
Early Adopter

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Priorities

Topics Cindy cares about

Strategic People Ops
Focuses on embedding people practices into the rhythm of business to unlock results, rather than simply ticking HR boxes.
Leadership Development
Passionate about coaching leaders to adopt a 'people lens' when creating growth plans and helping them transition into new roles.
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Career

Work history

7-2025 - 4-2026
Head of HR, Global
Pollination
5-2024
Chief People Officer
The People Essence
5-2024
Managing Director | Fractional Chief People Officer
The People Essence
2-2024
Mentor
Global Mentorship
4-2022 - 5-2024
Head of People & Culture APAC
Fiftyfive5, part of Accenture Song
In the press

Media appearances

Cindy Grass | Global Mentorship. Featured in Global Mentorship
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Education
2-2021 - 7-2021
Cert IV
MRWED Training & Assessment
2012 - 2014
Masters
Charles Sturt University
2011 - 2012
ACC
ICC international coaching federation
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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