Jihad started his career in 1990 in ARUNCO (a part of MIG) until 1999 when he became an advisor for the Ministry of Economy in Lebanon for two years. Jihad then became the GM for Unlimited Insurance Services (UIS) from 1999 -2001. From 2001 -2004 he was the CEO of Aman Takaful Insurance Lebanon before he then moved to the UAE as GM for Dubai Islamic Insurance & Reinsurance (AMAN) where he also worked on a special assignment to establish the Kuwait Boubyan Insurance (Boubyan Bank). From 2010 to 2013, he was assigned as an advisor in the Ministry of Finance UAE and since 2013 he has been back at Dubai Islamic Insurance & Reinsurance (AMAN) Dubai as CEO of the company.