Job Overview
Remote Chief Strategist for National Digital Insurance Infrastructure – Kingdom of Bahrain
Domain Focus: Insurtech APIs | Takaful Platformization | Regulatory RegTech for Insurers | Microinsurance Automation
Location: Remote | Anchored in Bahrain’s CBB Digital Sandbox & FinHub 973 Ecosystem
Employment Type: Full-Time | Deep Policy-Product Interfacing | Remote with Sandbox Privileges
Compensation: BHD Innovation Executive Package + Smart Policy Licensing Revenue + Multi-Insurer Collaboration Access
National Priority Overview
Bahrain’s Central Bank is pioneering digital insurance regulation, and the next frontier is building a shared, modular, and real-time platform layer to enable Takaful, parametric, and microinsurance products to scale inclusively. This remote leadership role guides the design and regulatory integration of Bahrain’s first national digital insurance infrastructure, establishing real-time risk coverage rails for individuals, SMEs, and government-backed initiatives.
Responsibilities
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Design a regulatory-grade, open insurance platform enabling insurers and Takaful providers to deploy policies, manage claims, and process payouts in real time.
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Integrate parametric and microinsurance logic, such as climate-risk triggers, ride-share coverage, gig economy life insurance, and merchant liability protection.
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Build compliance APIs and audit trail engines compatible with CBB Rulebook Volume 3, RegTech overlays, and actuarial data integrity systems.
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Collaborate with Bahrain’s Information & eGovernment Authority to link insurance identity with the national eKYC registry and digital ID wallets.
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Develop a unified Takaful policy issuance system based on Shariah principles (Tabarru, Mudarabah, Wakala) with automated risk pool management.
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Create a sandbox-compatible dev environment enabling startup insurers and regional Takaful players to build plug-and-play policy APIs.
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Enable insurers to operate across borders by integrating GCC-wide risk assessment APIs and cross-border reinsurance ledgers.
Who You Are
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10+ years in digital insurance product strategy, Takaful systems, or insurance-core infrastructure design.
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Expertise in parametric claims, digital underwriting, and actuarial analytics automation.
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Deep understanding of GCC regulatory regimes, especially CBB’s Insurtech provisions and sandbox frameworks.
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Proven experience working with APIs, claim logic engines, or insurance ledger systems.
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Passion for ethical risk sharing and financial protection for underserved segments.
Why Bahrain?
Bahrain is becoming the GCC’s innovation testbed, with a uniquely progressive central bank and a digitization-first policy culture. This is a rare opportunity to build insurance infrastructure as a public good—remotely, ethically, and in collaboration with every stakeholder in the risk value chain.
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