Ackerman Johnson was founded in 1981 as a contingency search firm specializing in sales, marketing, and management assignments. We are headquartered in Houston, Texas and our placements are nationwide in scope. We now operate only on a Retained Basis and no longer take speculative resumes from applicants.

Since 1982, Ackerman Johnson has been a member of First Interview, one of the largest and most successful recruiting networks of sales and marketing search firms in the industry. We have consistently ranked in the top five in shared billing of over 200 affiliates and finished 1992, 1994 and 2020 as the top firm in the country.

Our staff of recruiters have over 50 years of combined experience in recruiting and all come from previous sales and/or management positions. Each specializes in a specific industry to ensure a thorough understanding of market specifics with regard to products, channels of distribution, company structure, as well as knowledge of the top talent in that industry. The industries covered include: Medical, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Cyber Security, Consulting, Computer Software/Hardware, Industrial, Business Products/Services, Building Products, Consumer Products, and Energy.

We are proud of how we conduct our business. Additionally, we work with the highest ethics and a commitment to never recruit from a client company. Our goal is to provide top sales and management talent for our client’s consideration in an efficient and timely manner. On all openings, we accurately assess each candidate according to our client’s specifications, their realistic career expectations and commitment to corporate goals. Our focus is the long term relationship versus the individual placement.