Building a global marketing effectiveness function

Building a global marketing effectiveness function

From ad hoc reporting to customer-informed investment governance across 12 markets.

Context

Wealth & Retail Banking needed a more consistent approach to understanding marketing investment, evaluating activity and connecting performance with business outcomes.

My role

Established and currently lead the global Marketing Planning & Effectiveness function at Standard Chartered, partnering with segment, product, marketing, digital sales, data, martech and finance leaders.

What I built

  • Integrated investment governance, customer intelligence, brand tracking, advanced analytics, campaign measurement and event evaluation.

  • Common standards and market frameworks balancing global consistency with local priorities and data maturity.

  • Monthly reporting, 12 market scorecards and more than 34 campaign-evaluation frameworks.

  • Quarterly strategic reviews connecting performance evidence with longer-term decisions.

Evidence of scope

  • Capability spanning 12 markets.

  • Investment decisions informed across an eight-figure annual marketing portfolio.

  • Global event-effectiveness framework applied across more than 35 strategic events.

Leadership contribution

Aligned diverse stakeholders around common measurement priorities and created reusable frameworks that supported market adoption.

© 2026 Shailesh Waingankar

Marketing Effectiveness & Customer Intelligence