Dennis Rijkers
Interim Engineering Lead
I combine people management with Agile leadership. Focus on developing people, building high-performing teams, and creating a culture of ownership and growth.
Dennis Rijkers, Interim Engineering Lead
About me
As a Team Manager, I believe the best results come from teams that feel ownership and have room to grow. My role is creating those conditions: clear goals, psychological safety, and continuous development.
My approach
I combine modern people practices with Agile principles. No annual performance reviews but continuous feedback. No top-down steering but shared leadership. The result: motivated teams that take ownership.
People First
Investing in people yields the best results.
Ownership
Teams that feel ownership perform better.
Continuous growth
Learning and development is a continuous process.
Connecting
Building bridges between teams, management, and stakeholders.
People Management
Full people management responsibility: from hiring to development, from feedback to career planning.
- 1-on-1 conversations
- Performance management
- Career development
- Team composition
Team Building
Building and developing high-performing teams. From new teams to transforming existing groups.
- Team forming & norming
- Culture development
- Role allocation & ownership
- Team health monitoring
Stakeholder Management
Effective communication and alignment with stakeholders at all levels in the organization.
- Expectation management
- Escalation handling
- Status reporting
- Cross-team coordination
Delivery Ownership
End responsibility for team delivery. Focus on predictability, quality, and value.
- Delivery planning
- Capacity management
- Quality assurance
- Continuous improvement
Jumbo Supermarkten
Scrum Master, then interim Lead Engineering IAM & Workplace
Nov 2025 to Oct 2026
Started as Scrum Master, improving how several platform teams worked. When the Lead Engineering role for IAM and Workplace fell vacant, took it on to safeguard continuity. Handed over to a permanent internal successor.
Alliander
Agile Coach, departmental restructuring
2024 to 2025
Restructured a department: assembled and redistributed teams around more logical products, with day-to-day direction placed with permanent management.
LVNL
Agile Coach, middle management intervention
2025
Within a wider KPMG programme, a short and targeted intervention with middle management, who were the bottleneck in the change.
Alfen
Agile Coach, new operating model implementation
Mar to Jul 2025
Contributed to implementing a new operating model for a business unit. Above all an intervention: the company did not have the luxury of changing slowly.
Enexis
Scrum Master & Agile Coach, Agile Release Train
Jun 2023 to Feb 2025
Guided several teams through the nationwide rollout of the GIS system used by field engineers across the Netherlands. Left the Agile Release Train more mature and better structured.
Dutch Tax Administration
Agile Coach (SAFe), transformation team
2023 to 2024
Coaching within the transformation team, focused on advancing Agile ways of working in a large and heavily regulated organisation.
ING Bank
Senior Agile Coach & Trainer
2017 to 2019
Coached leadership teams, Product Owners and Chapter Leads. Responsible for connecting Belgium and the Netherlands and for offshoring to India from an Agile perspective.
Founder & Consultant
DRP Ventures B.V.
Current practice. Agile coaching, transformation support and interim delivery direction at large organisations.
Founder
Pink Pollos B.V.
More than a personal vehicle: an Agile consultancy with its own team of coaches, including clients, contracts and business operations.
Certification
ICAgile, Scaled Agile, LeSS
ICAgile Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC) and Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF), SAFe 4.0 SA, Certified LeSS Practitioner, Scrum Master and Product Owner. MBA in Change Management.
Connect
1-on-1s with all team members. Understanding who they are, what drives them, and where they want to go.
Stabilize
Create clarity: roles, expectations, ways of working. Build psychological safety.
Develop
Invest in growth: training, coaching, stretch assignments. Help people reach their potential.
Transfer
Transfer ownership to the team and potentially a permanent manager. My goal is to become redundant.
Clients
Let's connect
Looking for an interim Team Manager or need support with team development? Get in touch.
Phone
Email
LinkedIn
Location
Amersfoort, Netherlands