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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
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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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Education
2014 - 2017
Bachelor's degree
Eduvos
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