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Tara-Lee De Wit

@tara-leedewit

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International recruitment leader specializing in 360 tech and non-tech hiring across multiple time zones.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking remote roles where I can lead full-cycle recruitment for fast-growing tech or SaaS companies, build strategic hiring partnerships, and improve recruitment processes and candidate experience.

I am an experienced 360 recruitment professional with 10 years' experience building strategic hiring partnerships for international start-ups and SMEs, recruiting across technical and non-technical domains up to C‑Suite level.

I have a strong commercial mindset, entrepreneurial approach and proven success placing candidates quickly—making first placements within the first month at new accounts and signing multiple new clients while improving recruitment processes and ATS implementation.

I am committed to enhancing the candidate and hiring manager experience, continuous learning, and collaborating with teams across EU, US and UAE time zones to deliver high retention and hiring manager satisfaction.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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International Recruitment Lead

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Optima Talent Solutions UK

Jun 2025 - Present (7 months)

Lead international recruitment for renewable energy, securing first placement within the first month and signing five new clients while managing key accounts and remote delivery from South Africa.

Client Acquisition Key Account Management Sourcing

Senior Tech Recruitment Consultant

Talent Source International

Nov 2021 - May 2025 (3 years 6 months)

Drove hiring for software development and product roles across EMEA, US & UAE, achieving a 2:1 applicant-to-interview ratio, 100% hiring manager satisfaction and onboarding eight new clients for ongoing IT roles.

Technical Recruitment Talent Pipeline!Client Onboarding Sourcing Stakeholder Management

360 Recruitment Director

Principal Class Placements

May 2009 - Aug 2021 (12 years 3 months)

Founded and scaled a bootstrapped recruitment agency focused on marketing, finance and engineering, managing five recruiters and achieving 96% retention and multiple anchor clients including international projects up to C‑Suite level.

Agency Management Business Development Team Management Client Relationship Management Retention Recruitment Strategy

International Recruitment Consultant

Westlake's International Recruitment

Jun 2008 - Dec 2008 (6 months)

Handled hard-to-fill finance, accounting and engineering roles across New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, operating with significant autonomy and leveraging international recruitment experience to manage offshore mandates.

International Recruitment Finance Recruiting Engineering Recruitment Independent Delivery Sourcing Client Management

International Property Recruitment Consultant

Darnell International Recruitment

Aug 2007 - Jun 2008 (10 months)

Delivered high-volume property and commercial recruitment in a target-driven call‑centre environment, consistently ranking in the top 10% of billers and negotiating with senior clients across the UK and Italy.

Volume Recruiting Negotiation Client Engagement Communication