Stijn Dijkers

Stijn Dijkers has extensive experience in product management and ownership roles. Stijn currently serves as a Product Manager & Product Owner at Foleon, a leading Content Creation Platform. In this role, they empower business teams to create engaging and intelligent content experiences at scale. Prior to this, Stijn worked as a Product Manager at CrossKnowledge, where they partnered with large corporations to provide digital learning solutions. Stijn also held an additional role as a Product Owner at CrossKnowledge, where they were responsible for delivering Integrated Learning Experiences. Earlier in their career, Stijn worked as an IT marketeer & enterprise social network specialist at OGD ict-diensten and as an Adviser e-participation (part-time) at Mett. Stijn also gained experience as a Consultant in e-participation at Provincie Noord-Brabant and as a Consultant in digital communication at LearningOnline.

Stijn Dijkers has a strong educational background with a focus on digital communication and business communication and digital media. Stijn obtained their Bachelor's degree in Digital Communication from Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN) in 2011. Following this, they pursued a Master of Sciences degree in Business Communication and Digital Media at Tilburg University, completing it in 2014.

In addition to their formal education, Stijn has also obtained various certifications to enhance their professional skills. Stijn is a Scaled Agile Framework Certified SAFe 5 Agilist, SAFe 5 Agile Product Manager, and SAFe 5 Product Owner/Product Manager. These certifications were obtained in 2021 and 2020 respectively from Scaled Agile, Inc. Stijn also holds the Scaled Agile Framework Certified SAFe 4 Agilist certification obtained in 2019.

Stijn has further expanded their knowledge and expertise through certifications in project management. Stijn holds the Project Management - Managing in a Non-hierarchical Situation certification from KEDGE Business School, obtained in 2018. Additionally, they have obtained the ITIL 2011 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management from EXIN in 2015, and the PRINCE2 2009 Foundation Certificate in Project Management, also from EXIN, in the same year.