Melissa Burgess

People & Culture Manager

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

About

A Human Resources Manager experienced across the full employee lifecycle working in Australia and the APAC Region in Technology, Professional Services, Fitness & NFP. A track record of providing outstanding service, improving culture, working collaboratively with senior teams and delivering innovative HR solutions.

Experience

  • Head of Human Resources at CC Pines Pty Ltd
    Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • P&C Business Partner at Infomedia
    Nov 2024 - Sep 2025 · 11 mos

  • Human Resources Manager at Cerebral Palsy Alliance
    Jun 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

    A new role established to provide business partnering, stakeholder management and employee relations expertise across the employee lifecycle. Worked at a strategic and operational level supporting Allied Health, Client Engagement, Research and Corporate Business Units.

  • People & Culture Consulting at Melissa J Burgess HR Consulting
    Apr 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Provided HR expertise to various business clients looking to establish or improve current HR practices within their business.

  • People & Culture Manager at SoftwareONE
    Nov 2019 - Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    The People & Culture Manager ANZ, was a newly created stand alone role in ANZ charged with establishing and providing HR advice and services across the ANZ region, reporting to the ANZ Federation MD, whilst also forming part of the Region’s APAC P&C Team and supported by global P&C Centre of Excellence. On a day to day partnered with the ANZ Senior Management Team and Directors to advise and coach on people issues, implementing HR initiatives to drive performance and culture and attract, engage, onboard and retain team members, ensuring compliance with Australian employment legislation.