Central Bank of Oman is seeking to recruit competent, committed, self-motivated and enthusiastic an Omani candidate to work as Innovation and Fintech Specialist .
Role Purpose:
- To supports the department’s efforts to foster a secure, competitive and innovative financial ecosystem through implementing its strategic initiatives.
- To support the department in implementing the corporate innovation digital transformation initiatives.
- The role involves internal coordination across relevant departments and external engagement with stakeholders such as Financial Institutions, Fintechs and technology providers.
Key Duties and Tasks:
- Support in driving innovation within the financial sector ecosystem through implementation of initiatives under National Fintech strategy.
- Support in research and pilot projects of Fintech strategic projects such as Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
- Support in the establishment of innovation programs for the ecosystem such as National Fintech Hackathon, Fintech Innovation hubs and others.
- Support in The Fintech Regulatory Sandbox Process by assessing applications and providing mentorship and guidance to the applicants, track the testing outcomes and KPIs and provide feedback to relevant internal/external stakeholders.
- Assist in development of digital and/or technical sandbox and its implementations and/or any other experimentation platforms/ approaches.
- Support in leading Corporate innovation initiatives.
- Identify and analyze emerging technology trends in the local and global contexts.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science or related field.
- Financial Technology Professional Diploma Certified or a related field.
- 2–5 years of experience in FinTech, digital financial services, banking, payments, or technology feilds.
- Experience in regulatory/policy environment.
- Familiarity with technologies such as APIs, AI/ML, blockchain, cloud computing, cybersecurity concepts.
Please Submit your application before 27th October 2026.
