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Amir Madjlessi

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Managing Director Banking Industry Advisor, US & Canada at Salesforce
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Amir Madjlessi is the Managing Director and Banking Industry Advisor for the US & Canada at Salesforce. With over 20 years of experience, he advises financial institutions on driving innovation and consumer engagement. He has a background in leading consumer and business banking organizations at companies like Santander Bank and Citizens Bank.

Amirs professional focus is on leadership and creating winning teams to achieve challenging goals in fast-paced, technology-driven financial settings. His peers describe him as a strong, strategic, and analytical sales leader with powerful coaching skills, who consistently drives results by winning the hearts and minds of his teams.

He is a frequent speaker on the topic of leveraging unified data to power AI-driven personalization in financial services.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Managing Director Banking Industry Advisor, US & Canada
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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AI in Financial Services
A frequent speaker at events like Dreamforce, he discusses using unified data to power AI for personalization, fraud management, and improving client experiences in banking.
Data-Driven Banking
Emphasizes that a strong, unified data foundation is essential before applying AI, viewing the accumulation and interpretation of data as a "race without a finish line."
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Career

Work history

5-2021
Managing Director Banking Industry Advisor, US & Canada
Salesforce
3-2016 - 1-2021
EVP, Managing Director Business Banking & Merchant Services
Santander Bank, N.A.
1-2015 - 3-2016
SVP, Director of Retail Strategy & Optimization
Santander Bank, N.A.
10-2013 - 1-2015
SVP, Head of Sales Strategy & Business Performance, Business Banking
Citizens Bank
7-2012 - 10-2013
SVP, Sr. Sales Development Manager - Retail Strategist - Retail Banking
Citizens Bank
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Greg Blausey and Amir Madjlessi, Sr. Banking Directors at Salesforce. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2020 - 2021
FinTech Revolution: Transformative Financial Services and Strategies Program
Wharton Online
2014 - 2016
CBA- Graduate School Retail Bank Management
Furman University
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