Robert Half Promotes Linda Christensen to SVP Global Marketing to Lead Digital Transformation

Christensen to Lead Marketing Transformation

Menlo Park-based talent and consulting firm Robert Half promotes Linda Christensen to senior vice president of global marketing, elevating a long-serving executive to head a push for marketing-led digital modernization. The company announces the move on Feb. 17, 2026, saying Christensen brings more than 30 years of marketing and leadership experience, including over two decades at Robert Half, where she has led complex multi-channel programs to strengthen brand differentiation and customer engagement across global markets.

In her new role Christensen is charged with aligning the global marketing organization to enterprise priorities and supporting long-term growth objectives through upgraded digital platforms and data-driven programs. Her immediate priorities include modernizing digital channels, elevating marketing analytics and ensuring creative and media strategies map tightly to Robert Half’s operating model and expansion plans, the company says. Executives frame the changes as part of a broader effort to sharpen brand positioning amid intense competition for talent and client engagements in staffing and consulting.

The promotion signals Robert Half’s wider strategy to invest in integrated, technology-enabled marketing to better connect candidates and clients. Christensen’s experience in driving cross-functional initiatives and delivering cohesive global campaigns is positioned as central to improving candidate sourcing, client outreach and service visibility, particularly in specialized recruiting sectors such as finance, technology and legal.

Company background

Robert Half describes itself as the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions and business consulting firm, supplying contract and permanent placement across finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support. The firm also provides executive search and is the parent company of consulting firm Protiviti, underscoring a blend of staffing and advisory services.

Executive view and disclosure

President and Chief Executive Officer M. Keith Waddell says Christensen’s deep understanding of the business and track record in integrated, data-driven marketing make her well suited to amplify the brand and deliver innovative client and candidate solutions. The company discloses the appointment in a PR Newswire release, framing the promotion as part of ongoing investment in marketing leadership and digital transformation to maintain market leadership and support global operations.