Open Positions & Opportunities
“Beyond Borders starts on LinkedIn. All our searches and international opportunities are shared on our LinkedIn page.“
Global Reach
“Connecting talent and companies beyond borders.”
Client Partnership
“More than recruitment: trusted partnerships built for long-term success.”
About us
Beyond borders is not just our claim—it defines how we work, how we think, and how we deliver executive search today.
Some brands are born from strategies. Others from two dreamers – J and W.
JW Executive Search was born where vision meets experience, from the belief that executive search works best when borders disappear.
Founded by an international executive search professional based between Italy and Spain, with over 25 years of experience in multinational environments and a strong global mindset.
JW combines a long-standing career in senior talent acquisition within complex, international organizations with the choice to work independently – without borders and with a highly personalized approach.
Today, JW Executive Search operates as a boutique partner for organizations navigating complex, regulated and internationally expanding markets – where precision, credibility and cultural alignment are essential.
The brand operates through a trusted international network, including a strategic partnership with a senior executive search professional based in Warsaw. Enabling JW Executive Search to offer extensive expertise across the pharmaceutical industry, industrial automation, aviation engineering and IT.
Our shared belief is simple: talent and leadership hiring should never be limited by geography – or by rigid recruitment models. We operate without fixed offices by design. Our distributed model allows us to work seamlessly across countries, supporting multinational clients on strategic hires wherever they are needed. Each assignment is approached as a shared project with our clients, focusing on quality over volume, long-term alignment and measurable results. Our staged fee structure reflects this commitment, aligning our success with the
successful integration of the candidate.
Beyond borders: not just a claim.
A few things we’re great at
We operate as a boutique executive search firm by choice.
Our approach is intentionally tailored and hands-on. We work with a limited number of
clients, focusing on quality over volume and building long-term, trust-based relationships.
We take full ownership of every assignment. This commitment is reflected equally in our
relationships with candidates: trasparent, respectful, and continous. We support them
throughout the process, regardless of the outcome, with the same level of care and
accountability we offer our clients.
This is how we work-personally, rigorously, and without compromise on quality.
Our Tools
We combine traditional executive search methods with modern sourcing strategies:
– Headhunting
– Networking
– Referral program
– Job Advertising
– Structured Interviews (Behavioral Event Interviews)
– Social Networks
– Social Media Sourcing
Strategic Industries & Leadership Roles
We specialise in cross-border executive and commercial hiring within complex, science-driven and technical environments.
Pharma & Life Sciences
Primary expertise in international marketing, commercial leadership and senior strategic roles within pharmaceutical, biotech and regulated industries
Industrial & Technical Industries
Selective cross-border assignments within industrial automation, aviation and engineering-driven business – particularly in international sales, market expansion and leadership roles.
Our Approach
We take full ownership of every assignment we lead.
We work selectively with organizations operating across borders and complex markets.
Each assignment is treated as a strategic partnership – not a transactional mandate.
From initial briefing to successful integration, we remain directly involved, ensuring alignment between business context, cultural environment and long-term objectives.
Our work is complete only when impact is delivered.
About Customers
Working With Fewer Clients. Delivering Better Results.
We don’t fill roles, We build relationships – with Clients and Candidates alike.
We don’t aim to collect open positions. We aim to build meaningful relationships with our
clients.
By working with a small number of companies, we can fully immerse ourselves in their reality – understanding values, dynamics, and expectations.
This depth is what allows us to identify candidates who don’t just fit the role, but truly belong in the organization.
We work with passion, accountability, and long-term vision – because the best results come from partnerships, not transactions.
About Candidates
Our Philosophy on Talent
Talent is not absolute.
A strong professional becomes exceptional only within the right environment.
Our philosophy is to identify candidates whose experience, mindset and leadership style align with the specific organizational context – not only with the job description.
We evaluate potential, motivation and long-term growth capacity, but above all we ensure contextual fit.
Because without alignment, even the most talented profile cannot perform at its full potential.
Leadership Risk Advisory
Human Due Diligence & Leadership Advisory
We support investors as a cross-border leadership advisor, helping them reduce execution risk in international acquisitions.
In many acquisitions, companies look strong on paper.
But leadership capability under change, pressure and integration is often underestimated.
WHAT we DO
We assess leadership teams in cross-border transactions to identify:
• Execution risk
• Leadership gaps
• Cultural and transformation readiness
APPROACH
• Behavioral leadership interviews
• Track record evaluation
• Leadership risk mapping
VALUE
We help investors:
• Reduce post-acquisition execution risk
• Improve leadership decisions (retain / replace / support)
• Protect long-term investment value
ROLE
We act as a trusted advisory partner alongside investors, supporting critical decisions in complex international environments.
• Executive Search = “find the right leaders”
• Leadership Risk Advisory = “make sure they can deliver after the deal”
FEES & PAYMENT TERMS
Our fee structure reflects the way we work.
We don’t rush placements and we don’t work on volume. We commit to each search as a
shared project, staying involved until we are confident the candidate is truly the right fit
for the client.
ACTIVATION FEE
A one-time fee confirming and launching each search assignement, ensuring priority access and full project kick-off
SUCCESS FEE
Applied when the Client hires a candidate introduced by us, calculated as a percentage of candidate’s gross annual salary
COMPLETION FEE
An Additional percentage-based fee due upon successful completion of the probabtion period.
Our Projects
We don’t fill roles, We build relationships – with Clients and Candidates alike.
Projects designed to create impact-over time.
One of the projects that best represents our way of working involved partnering with a
multinational pharmaceutical company to support the development of its Global Marketing Organization. The assignment focused on identifying international profiles across multiple therapeutic areas. Rather than filling isolated roles, we worked closely with the Client to understand strategic priorities, organizational dynamics, and cultural context-enabling the gradual build-up of a cohesive and effective global team that will implement and sustain global growth strategies.
What are you waiting for?
Ready to take the next step? Let’s bring your vision to life! Explore our services and get in touch today for a consultation. Together, we’ll make it happen.
FOUNDERS/PARTNERS
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE NETWORK
Stefania Vecchio
Founder | lead consultant
I have never believed in borders – not geographical ones, not professional ones, and not the
invisible ones that limit how people work, grow or connect.
That belief is at the core of JW Executive Search.
After more than 25 years in multinational environments, particularly within the pharmaceutical sector, I chose a different path: working independently, without borders, and with a highly personalized, hybrid approach to executive search.
Today, I collaborate with a trusted international network, supporting science-driven and technical organizations in identifying cross-border leadership and commercial talent.
I work with passion, responsability and deep involvement, supporting both clients and
candidates with the same level of care.
Based between Milan and Spain
Always on the move
Working Globally
Our work in numbers
Our new online recruitment company connects businesses and talent through smart technology and human expertise. We deliver fast, transparent, and tailored hiring solutions, helping organizations and professionals succeed in a competitive global market.
candidates
+250
TIME TO FILL
30d
years of experience
+25
network
6000
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