Salim ELAKOUI

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DISC Type : DC

BforBank at Permanent

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Overview

Salim is the Head of Technology & Architecture at BforBank, with 18 years of experience leading digital transformations in banking. An EPITA graduate and certified CISSP, he specializes in cloud-native architecture, GenAI, and FinOps. Colleagues describe him as an exemplary leader, an outstanding architect, and a proactive, attentive manager.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

ROI Driven

Precise But Practical

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Topics They Care About

Modern IT Architecture
He has authored a white paper on Modern IS Architecture and has extensive experience with cloud-native, data-driven, and MACH principles in the banking sector.
FinTech Transformation
His career is focused on transforming banking and industrial groups, using technology to double customer bases and drive innovation at institutions like BforBank and LCL.
Human-Centric Technology
He questions technology-first solutions, emphasizing the need to address what happens "behind the screens" and focusing on the human element in tech transformations.

Media Appearances

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Work History

BforBank at Permanent
2022 - 2023
CTO & Co-Founder - Consluting Director at WENVISIOn
2022 - 2023
LCL - CTO Advisory & Entreprise Architect at WENVISIOn
1-2021 - 12-2022
CTO at Fanprime
Sopra Steria Next at Permanent

Education

1-2003 - 12-2008
5 year Master from EPITA: Ecole d'Ingénieurs en Informatique

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Insights For Selling To Salim

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Salim is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Salim

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Salim move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Salim take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Salim

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