Expert of InsurTech & Innovation

Job Overview

This role is conducted within the vision, mission, and strategic plan of the Insurance Authority. The Expert of InsurTech and Innovation accelerate the Authority’s digital-transformation agenda by injecting deep research, technical rigor, and strategic foresight into emerging insurance technologies. Reporting to the Manager of InsurTech and Innovation, this role will serve as the Authority’s subject-matter catalyst, converting global market intelligence into actionable pilots and sector-wide enablers. By orchestrating evidence-based evaluations, regulatory-aligned experiments, and multi-stakeholder collaborations, the incumbent guides data-driven policy formation and scalable solution deployment. The position ultimately safeguards customer interests and sustainable market growth while elevating the Authority’s leadership within the regional InsurTech ecosystem.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Analyze global InsurTech trends, business models, and emerging technologies to generate actionable insights that inform divisional roadmaps and policy proposals.
• Design and maintain comparative benchmark dashboards on digital insurance innovation, customer adoption metrics, and venture-capital flows for use by middle management.
• Evaluate the technical feasibility, scalability, and risk profile of proposed InsurTech solutions, providing evidence-based recommendations to the Manager of InsurTech & Innovation.
• Translate approved innovation concepts into detailed pilot charters, user-story maps, and minimum-viable-product specifications.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams, vendors, and sandbox participants to ensure pilots are implemented on time, within scope, and in compliance with Authority standards.
• Conduct post-pilot analyses, synthesize lessons learned, and recommend iteration pathways to enhance solution readiness for market deployment.
• Act as a subject-matter interface with start-ups, accelerators, and venture investors to source high-potential use cases aligned to sector needs.
• Prepare and deliver technical briefings, demo-day evaluations, and advisory clinics that support external innovators in navigating regulatory expectations.
• Collaborate with peer divisions—such as Licensing, Supervision, and ICT—to align innovation initiatives with broader sector-development objectives.
• Draft risk assessments, data-protection checklists, and compliance artefacts to ensure innovation projects adhere to regulatory and cyber-security requirements.
• Compile monthly progress dashboards and evidence packs, enabling the Manager to report KPIs and decision-point material to divisional steering committees.
• Develop practitioner guides, FAQs, and technical playbooks that codify best practices for digital insurance innovation across the Authority.
• Mentor junior specialists by reviewing analytic methodologies, strengthening quality assurance, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Job requirements

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Economics, Insurance, Strategic Management, or related field
• Master’s degree preferred

Certifications

• Relevant Professional Certificate is preferred

Experience

• 5+ years with bachelor’s degree
• Position relevant experience is required.

Core competencies

• Ethics & Integrity
• Effective Communication
• Collaboration & Horizontality
• Personal Competence
• Analysis and Problem Solving