Your partner on both sides of the Atlantic
We connect world-class European firms with exceptional talent in the United States.
Cygic Recruitment was founded to support European companies navigating the U.S. hiring landscape. With European and American roots, we understand both sides: your business expectations and the realities of the American workforce.
We understand the unique challenges of building operations in a new country, from navigating local hiring practices to ensuring cultural alignment, and we provide recruitment solutions designed for speed, precision, and long-term success.
A singular purpose
Cygic was founded with a singular purpose: to help international companies succeed in the U.S. by building teams that deliver results from day one. As European businesses expand into the American market, they often find themselves navigating unfamiliar territory: facing complex labor laws, cultural misalignments, and hiring processes that don’t translate across borders.
With firsthand experience in international recruitment, we recognized the urgent need for a more strategic and localized approach. Cygic was created to meet that need, offering high-impact recruitment solutions grounded in compliance, operational alignment, and long-term value.
Precision over quantity.
Unlike volume-based recruiters, we present only candidates who fit the role, your headquarters and your U.S. team. Our model prioritizes precision over quantity, helping Italian and European companies scale their U.S. operations with confidence and clarity.
An Italian and an American perspective, in every search
Cygic is led by two partners whose careers span recruitment, compliance and international operations on both sides of the Atlantic. When you work with us, you work directly with them.
Francesca Paccaloni leads Cygic’s search practice. Over fifteen years she has recruited technical, operational and leadership talent across Europe, the Americas and Africa, first for an international oilfield services group and then for Amazon Operations, where she hired at scale in one of the most demanding environments in the world.
She co-founded Cygic Recruitment U.S.A. to give Italian and European companies a recruitment partner who understands both their headquarters and the American market. She personally leads every mandate, from defining the role with the leadership team to the new hire’s first months.
Francesca also serves as Virginia and Eastern States Manager at Future Manager World USA.
Highlights
- 15 years in recruitment and executive search
- In-house recruiting leadership at Amazon and in global oilfield services
- Hiring experience across Europe, the Americas and Africa
- Italian native, fluent in English and Spanish
- Member of the Italian American Chamber of Commerce Midwest
Johnathon Edwards
Co-founder & Partner
Johnathon Edwards brings more than twenty years of leadership in information security, risk and compliance across the U.S. public sector, Big Four consulting and global technology, including senior roles with the U.S. Department of the Air Force, the State of Arizona, Deloitte and Amazon.
At Cygic he shapes the firm’s operating standards: rigorous processes, strict confidentiality and a clear view of U.S. compliance. Having lived and worked in Germany and Luxembourg, he understands firsthand what it takes to build teams across the Atlantic.
Highlights
- 20+ years in security, risk and compliance leadership
- Chief Information Security Officer experience in U.S. state government
- Public sector, Big Four and global technology experience
- International career across the U.S., Germany and Luxembourg
- The American perspective on hiring, compliance and governance
The principles that guide us
Compliance
Hiring that respects U.S. labor law and local practice, so your first teams start on solid ground.
Operational alignment
People who fit your headquarters, your U.S. operation and the way your business really works.
Long-term value
Fully aligned hires who perform early and stay to build your U.S. growth.
Sectors we know well
Building your team in the U.S.?
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Proud member of the Italian American Chamber of Commerce Midwest