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De-Vene Swanepoel

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Talent Lead (Tech) at Kernel
📍 United Kingdom

De-Vene Swanepoel is a Talent Lead (Tech) at Kernel, specializing in scaling engineering teams and transforming fragmented hiring processes. She is adept at stakeholder partnering and optimizing recruitment operations.

She holds a Bachelors degree from Eduvos, where she was recognized as a National Top Achiever. De-Vene demonstrates a consistent passion for her vocation and is described as embodying positive energy.

People often call her resilient, brilliant, dedicated, and passionate, consistently delivering high-calibre candidates.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Talent Lead (Tech)
Job Level
Middle
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How De-Vene shows up

Charismatic
Achievement-Oriented
Informal

They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. If they come to believe in your value proposition, they will be your champion.

Priorities

Topics De-Vene cares about

Engineering Talent Acquisition
Currently leading engineering hiring at Kernel and previously at Teya, focusing on scaling tech hubs and optimizing hiring velocity for IC and leadership roles.
Recruitment Operations
Enjoys solving operational challenges in recruitment, turning them into systems for better, faster, and more consistent hiring.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Talent Lead (Tech)
Kernel
8-2023 - 1-2026
Senior Talent Partner
Teya
12-2021 - 8-2023
Senior Talent Partner
Teya
7-2020 - 11-2021
Senior Organisational Development & Talent Specialist
xneelo (Pty) Ltd
7-2019 - 7-2020
Senior Recruitment Specialist
xneelo (Pty) Ltd
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Media appearances

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Education
2014 - 2017
Bachelor's degree
Eduvos
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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