Job Overview
Strategic Lead, Central Bank Digital Currency Integration – Saudi Arabia
Location: Remote (Aligned to Riyadh Time)
Employment Type: Full-time, Remote
Industry: Digital Currencies, Monetary Infrastructure, Fintech Systems Integration
Country Focus: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Languages: English (Arabic valuable)
Position Summary
As Saudi Arabia accelerates toward next-generation financial sovereignty through initiatives like the SAMA digrital currency pilot and its participation in mBridge and Aber projects, we are hiring a Remote Strategic Lead for CBDC Integration to steer architectural and commercial strategy for private-sector integration with the Kingdom’s evolving central bank digital currency systems.
You will lead the roadmap for interfacing retail, institutional, and wholesale CBDC protocols with commercial banks, cross-border payments corridors, POS networks, and blockchain-based ecosystems. This position requires a macro-financial thinker, tech architect, and regulatory bridge-builder capable of executing complex monetary integrations remotely.
Responsibilities
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Design integration pathways between SAMA’s CBDC ledger and private-sector payment rails, including mobile wallets, remittance engines, and invoice discounting platforms.
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Contribute to testing frameworks for interoperability with cross-border CBDC nodes (e.g., UAE, China, BIS).
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Define compliance logic for traceability, AML screening, and programmable money conditions in line with Shariah principles and SAMA mandates.
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Engage with POS vendors, neobanks, and financial software providers to pilot CBDC usage in payroll, benefits distribution, and micro-payments.
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Coordinate remote dev squads building CBDC software development kits (SDKs), APIs, and stablecoin-to-CBDC bridges.
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Work closely with macroeconomists and policy teams to model demand-side and liquidity implications of retail CBDC on Saudi credit markets.
Profile Requirements
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Master’s in Monetary Policy, Blockchain Systems, Financial Engineering, or Applied Economics.
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10+ years of fintech or monetary systems leadership, including 3+ years working with DLTs, CBDCs, or stablecoins.
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Hands-on knowledge of smart contract policy enforcement, token design, and consensus mechanisms.
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Deep familiarity with SAMA’s regulatory sandbox, digital currency sandbox, and Saudi Vision 2030 digitization imperatives.
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Proficiency in mapping programmable money logic to legal contracts, fiscal policy goals, and central bank mandates.
Preferred
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Arabic fluency.
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Experience advising central banks, BIS Innovation Hub, or financial ministries on digital currency deployments.
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Thought leadership in CBDC-related publications, ISO/TC 307, or World Bank blockchain policy forums.
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