Director of Cross-Border Regulatory Intelligence & Fintech Harmonization

Job Overview

Director of Cross-Border Regulatory Intelligence & Fintech Harmonization – Remote (Bahrain)

Location: Remote — Centered on Bahrain’s position as a regulatory innovation hub and member of the GCC Fintech Federation

Seniority Level: Director / Regulatory Strategist / Policy Technologist

Specialization: Cross-Border Fintech Regulation / RegTech Harmonization / Supervisory Convergence Platforms

Languages: English (mandatory), Arabic (preferred)

Sector: Fintech / RegTech / Regulatory Collaboration / Sandbox Policy Engineering

Position Overview:

Bahrain, with its thriving Fintech Bay ecosystem and progressive regulatory stance, is leading regional efforts to unify GCC-wide fintech regulations and supervisory interoperability. This remote role of Director of Cross-Border Regulatory Intelligence & Fintech Harmonization focuses on designing advanced regulatory technology frameworks that support multi-jurisdictional fintech licensing, data-sharing agreements, and real-time supervisory convergence.

This is a strategic and highly technical role, operating at the intersection of policy, digital law, and RegTech engineering — aimed at enabling passportable fintech operations across Gulf markets, seamless licensing coordination, and synchronized enforcement mechanisms.

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead design of a federated regulatory intelligence architecture connecting Central Banks, Capital Market Authorities, and Fintech Hubs across GCC.

• Develop blockchain-secured regulatory messaging protocols for inter-authority license recognition, enforcement actions, and real-time disclosures.

• Architect unified RegTech APIs allowing fintechs to report simultaneously to multiple GCC regulators from a single data pipe.

• Create smart licensing templates for cross-border operations, with dynamic regulatory configurations based on geography, product class, and risk level.

• Lead bilateral and multilateral working groups with DIFC, ADGM, SAMA, QCB, CMA Kuwait, and Oman CBO to establish supervisory alignment.

• Build an interactive digital sandbox governance layer, with AI-based participant vetting and performance telemetry.

• Advise on GDPR/CCPA-equivalent regulatory synchronization for digital ID, consumer privacy, and cross-border data residency compliance.

Candidate Requirements:

• 12+ years in financial regulatory strategy, RegTech development, or fintech policy engineering.

• Strong background in regulatory architecture, multi-jurisdiction compliance systems, and digital governance.

• Familiarity with GCC fintech legal frameworks, FATF compliance, open banking law, and RegTech innovation.

• Master’s or PhD in Regulatory Affairs, Financial Law, Public Policy, or Legal Informatics.

• Experience with ISO 20022, SupTech, and real-time regulatory risk models is a major advantage.

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