Julien Defosse

Banking Industry Lead

AWS Worldwide Financial Services

Julien Defosse serves as Banking Industry Lead for AWS Worldwide Financial Services since October 2022, where he guides financial institutions in their cloud transformation journeys. His role combines his expertise in digital banking transformation with cloud technology implementation for the financial sector.

Prior to AWS, Defosse spent over eight years at BNP Paribas in various leadership roles, including US Head of Digital Transformation, Product and Customer Experience (2019-2022) and Head of Digital/Agile Transformation for International Retail Banking (2016-2019). At Bank of the West, he led the sales transformation initiative and new operating model implementation. Earlier in his career, he served as Head of Digital Bank for Corporate & Small Business at BNP Paribas Fortis, where he managed a team of 25 professionals and led the development of new digital platforms with a €65 million budget. Defosse holds a Master's in Applied Economics from Université de Namur and a Bachelor's in Computer Science.