About Shahid
- Headed UK’s international trade campaigns to deliver £1.2 B direct return.
- Increased in-app subscriptions for The Economist by 400% within 6 months.
- 50% subscriptions increase from the US market for the Economist.
- Data-driven approach to deliver growth for The Economist's less profitable markets.
- Implemented marketing automation for LHH, delivering 15% revenue increase ($45M).
- Launched UK Government’s export marketplace, registering 80K exporters.
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Experience
- Olepsa AIDirector Growth MarketingTECHApril 2025 - May 2026 (1 year and 1 month)Londonderry, United Kingdom• • Led development and go-to-market for an enterprise AI governance platform, translating technical capabilities into differentiated value propositions and adoption strategies.• • Defined and executed AI-driven growth strategies using marketing automation, data insights, and experimentation to drive pipeline, engagement, and scalable demand.• • Built and aligned cross-functional teams across product, engineering, and commercial functions to deliver cohesive product-marketing execution and revenue impact.• • Designed the marketing technology and automation ecosystem, enabling advanced segmentation, lifecycle orchestration, and full-funnel optimisation.• • Shaped the category narrative and thought-leadership agenda, establishing Olepsa as a trusted voice in responsible AI and elevating enterprise brand credibility.• • Partnered with product and engineering to influence roadmap and ensure market fit, customer alignment, and clear commercial pathways for new AI capabilities.• • Drove early-stage commercialisation, including pricing, positioning, messaging, and sales enablement to support enterprise acquisition and growth.
- The Economist GroupVP Growth Marketing & AI InnovationsPUBLISHINGNovember 2022 - April 2025 (2 years and 5 months)London, United Kingdom• • Delivering full-funnel marketing strategy to drive awareness, demand, and conversions.• • Developing and executing growth strategies to achieve growth targets, focusing on customer acquisition, engagement and retention globally.• • End-to-end management of digital campaigns and performance optimisation.• • Spearheaded the development and deployment of enterprise-grade AI models to enhance customer segmentation, predictive analytics, and campaign optimisation.• • Drove adoption of advanced NLP and led cross-functional teams in integrating machine learning solutions into marketing workflows, reducing manual workload and improving decision accuracy.• • Established an AI-driven marketing automation roadmap that increased lead conversion rates and reduced acquisition costs
- Adecco Group (LHH)SVP Global Digital MarketingCONSULTING AND AUDITSSeptember 2018 - October 2021 (3 years and 1 month)New York, United StatesWorking for LHH (part of Adecco a Fortune 500 company) my responsibilities included• • Constantly driving UX improvements ensuring that data and user insights are at the heart of creation, development, and evolution of our digital channels.• • Optimising 18 country websites in 11 languages for the best SEO and UX possible.• • Leading and implementing digital marketing strategy globally for all digital channels including social media, content, PPC, SEO, email, website, and automation platform.• • Overseeing demand generation and lead generation campaigns across all owned and paid digital channels including website, social media, PPC, SEO, and email.• • Leading digital transformation, measuring, tracking, and optimising engagement from the top of the funnel throughout the customer journey.• • Developing, and implementing a cohesive account-based marketing (ABM) plan that aligned with business goals.• • Delivering end-to-end implementation of our marketing automation platform (Pardot). Increased LinkedIn page followers from 80K to 2M Lead generation campaigns delivered CPL of $17 benchmark was $150 Doubled our organic web traffic within 6 months of the website Global implementation of marketing automation resulted in 15% revenue increase
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Education
- Professional Diploma in MarketingChartered Institute of Marketing, CIM2013Professional Diploma in Marketing
- BAGlasgow Caledonian University2010BA