Kennedy W.

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Engineering Manager, CloudOps at TOPdesk

Netherlands

Overview

Kennedy is a results-oriented Senior Engineering Manager and AWS Certified Solutions Architect who specializes in leading globally distributed teams. With a Masters from the University of Leeds, he has a strong record of developing scalable SaaS products, optimizing workflows, and fostering high-performance engineering cultures to achieve key business goals.


He achieved a 14-fold improvement in delivery speed and a 25% reduction in infrastructure costs in past leadership roles.

Personality Overview

Enthusiastic

Big Picture Person

Imaginative

They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt.

Topics They Care About

Distributed Team Leadership
He is a specialist in managing globally distributed teams and a vocal advocate for an "async-first" work culture to improve efficiency.
Cloud Cost Optimization
His leadership directly translated to a 25% reduction in infrastructure costs, showcasing a strong focus on financial efficiency in cloud operations.
DevOps Transformation
Pioneered a DevOps engineering team in a previous role and led the evolution of an infrastructure to a fully containerized Kubernetes architecture.

Media Appearances

Kennedy has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2025
Engineering Manager, CloudOps at TOPdesk
6-2021 - 12-2024
Engineering Manager, Scalability at GitLab
5-2019 - 6-2021
Engineering Manager, DevOps at Tala
10-2016 - 6-2021
Senior DevOps Engineer at Tala
3-2014 - 10-2016
DevOps Engineer at Guaranty Trust

Education

Master of Science - MS from University of Leeds
Bachelor of Science (BSc) from Kenyatta University

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Exp : 12 Location : Netherlands Job Level : Middle Designation : Engineering Manager, CloudOps at TOPdesk
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Insights For Selling To Kennedy

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side

DONT's

  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kennedy is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kennedy

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kennedy move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Kennedy take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Kennedy

Personality Compatibility


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