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Ingrid Jerkins

Ingrid Jenkins

Chief People Officer at Sonder
28 Years experience
1 Article written

About

Ingrid Jenkins is Sonder’s Chief People Officer. A former HR leader at Canva, Microsoft, and Telstra, she writes on psychosocial risk, manager wellbeing, and building workplaces that genuinely support mental health.

Ingrid believes that “getting HR “right” is a true business differentiator. I draw great energy from coaching and rallying the next generation of HR talent, imagining what’s possible together, in a world that is in a constant state of change.”

Experience

Chief People Officer

Sonder

2025 - Present

People Leader

Canva

2022 - 2025

Microsoft

Head of HR

2015 - 2022

General Manager in HR

Telstra

2013 - 2025

Education

Post Graduate , Human Resources Management

Sydney Institute of Technology

Bachelor’s Degree, Economics

University of Sydney

Articles

Core expertise

  • HR
  • psychosocial risk
  • employee wellbeing
  • employee performance

Languages spoken

  • English

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