About Cintia Stoehr
Leadership Strategist | Talent Executive | Scholar-Practitioner
I design leadership systems that are as strategic as they are human.
For over 20 years, I've worked across global organizations, navigating the space between people, performance, and purpose. My career spans every major HR discipline — from labor relation and organization design to executive coaching and enterprise transformation.
As a multicultural leader and PhD candidate in Organizational Development and Change, I bring both practical experience and research-based insight to my work. I focus on building frameworks that don't just scale — they grow people. My expertise lives at the intersection of leadership maturity, systems thinking, and sustainable talent strategy. I help organizations align structure and soul-combining culture, accountability, and developmental depth into one coherent rhythm. But leadership is not just a system. It's a journey.
And mine started long before I entered a boardroom.
Professional Journey
From Southern Brazil to Global Strategy — A Career Anchored in People, Systems, and Growth
I didn’t grow up imagining I’d stay in one place. From early on, I dreamed of a life that crossed cultural borders and built meaning through movement. That intention shaped everything: how I listened, how I adapted, how I led.
Over time, I built a career that spans operational depth and enterprise strategy—rooted in people, systems, and sustainable transformation. Each chapter reflects a different way of learning to lead in complexity.
Foundations of Excellence
Vonpar Coca-Cola | AmBev / AB InBev | Lojas Renner
My career began in high-performance environments where discipline, operational rigor, and leadership accountability were part of the culture.
- At Vonpar Coca-Cola, I supported people and quality systems at scale—learning how strong execution depends on deep care.
- At AmBev / AB InBev, I internalized the foundations of excellence, management discipline, and performance leadership.
- At Lojas Renner, I expanded my HR practice in fast-paced retail, aligning compliance with culture and growth.
These early experiences grounded my belief that strategy starts with people—and that structure should always be human-centered and systems-driven.
Building, Bridging & Scaling in Manufacturing
Parker Hannifin | Android Industries (Brazil & Global)
I fell in love with the manufacturing and automotive world—its complexity, speed, and potential to scale human-centered systems.
At Parker Hannifin, I grounded my HR management skills in practice, leading work in payroll, benefits, union negotiations, EHS alignment, and SOX compliance. This role sharpened my ability to connect infrastructure with performance—ensuring compliance, resilience, and care.
At Android Industries, I helped build HR strategy from scratch—progressing through four roles across 8 countries and 26 sites, launching three new plants, and embedding world-class talent practices from day one.
This chapter was one of building, bridging, and transforming systems into culture.
Crossing Borders, Expanding Impact
Relocation to the U.S. | Entrepreneurship | NSF International
My relocation to the U.S. marked a personal transformation—one where I learned to move between systems, geographies, and identities with deeper intention.
Alongside corporate work, I launched Grumpy Lemon—a boutique consulting hub designing human-centered solutions that integrate business strategy, brand clarity, and systems design.
From there, I joined NSF International, where I led leadership development and global talent strategy, advancing engagement and inclusive culture across 173 countries and reaching over 4,500 employees through high-impact resources.
This chapter expanded my view of how to scale transformation without losing intimacy, and how to root global strategy in local relevance.
Enterprise Strategy Meets Scholar-Practitioner Depth
Piston Group | PhD in Organizational Development
Today, I serve as Director of Talent at Piston Group, guiding enterprise-wide talent strategy for over 11,500 employees. My work spans succession planning, organizational maturity, and integrated talent systems.
At the same time, I pursue a PhD in Organizational Development & Change, where my research explores:
- Ego development as a pathway for wiser leadership.
- The intersection of psychology and systems thinking.
- How organizations can grow in complexity while remaining human-centered.
This chapter is a convergence of everything that came before: Execution, identity, transformation—and the design of systems that grow people, not just performance.