Associate Director Financial Services

flint global asia pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Generous discretionary bonus

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Flint is seeking an Associate Director to join its APAC financial services team in Singapore. You will advise on public policy, regulation, and commercial strategy for clients including asset managers, banks, FMI players, fintechs, and corporates across the region.

Based in Singapore, you will lead advisory projects, mentor junior colleagues, and drive business development while delivering high-quality client work with strategic leadership and cross-border collaboration.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Asia-Pacific markets within financial services policy.
• Deep understanding of policy, regulatory and commercial issues shaping APAC financial services.
• Strong background in government, regulator, consultancy, think tank, or financial services firms in managerial roles.
• Proven track record managing projects and leading teams in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to manage senior client relationships and deliver high-impact projects in APAC.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver advisory projects in financial services focusing on public policy and regulatory strategy.
• Support business development through proposals, client presentations and thought leadership.
• Manage client relationships across Asia-Pacific, ensuring high-quality delivery.
• Provide strategic leadership to maximise client value and mentor junior colleagues.
• Ensure effective project management, resource allocation and delivery of engagements.
• Oversee client account administration and budgeting.
• Provide feedback, coaching and participate in performance reviews.
• Contribute to internal thought leadership and Flint materials.
• Identify process improvements to enhance team efficiency.
• Engage in strategic relationship-building to generate leads.

Skills

APAC markets experience

Policy advisory

Project management

Client relationships

Leadership

Job description

We are looking to for an Associate Director to join Flint’s expanding financial services team within our Asia-Pacific team. This role is based in Singapore and will support Flint Financial Services clients across the region. At a time of significant political and policy change, successful candidates will have a unique opportunity to support the continuing development of Flint’s business in this area and work on an exciting array of complex policy and regulatory issues for our clients.

This will involve working closely with senior team members across Flint to advise financial services clients on public policy, politics, regulation, and commercial strategy. Our clients include asset managers, banks, financial market infrastructure (FMI) companies, fintechs and other financial institutions as well as alternatives, portfolio companies and corporates.The financial services team works across Flint’s APAC offices and our international offices in London (HQ) and EU with our advice often covering multiple jurisdictions.

This role requires deep financial sector knowledge, excellent communication and people skills, strong project management abilities, and a proven record in client relationship management. You would play a key role in delivering client work, supporting business development, and leading and mentoring junior colleagues.

As an Associate Director you will:

• Lead and deliver high-quality advisory projects for clients in the financial services sector, focusing on public policy, regulatory strategy to support commercial and other objectives.
• Support business development activities, including contributing to proposals, client presentations, and thought leadership, in collaboration with Partners and Directors.
• Manage and nurture client relationships, acting as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders across Asia-Pacific, while ensuring efficient and high-quality client delivery.
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight by refining deliverables to maximise the value Flint delivers to clients; think strategically to support clients in achieving their commercial and other goals.
• Mentor and develop junior team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Ensure effective project management, resource allocation, and delivery of client engagements.
• Take responsibility for client account administration andverse budgeting and financial oversight of individual accounts and projects.
• Provide regular feedback, coaching, and contribute to performance reviews for team members.
• Contribute to internal thought leadership, including Flint-wide marketing materials and knowledge sharing.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance team efficiency.
• Engage in strategic relationship-building activities to support business development and generate leads.

Who we are looking for

• Significant experience(typically 6+years)working in Asia-Pacific markets and in financial services policy fields such as banking, asset management, pensions, payments, fintech, crypto, insurance, with a demonstrated ability to advise on complex regulatory and policy challenges in these areas.
• Deep understanding of policy, regulatory, and commercial issues shaping the financial services sector in the region.
• Astrong professional backgroundin government, a regulator, consultancy, think tank, financial services firms or industry body in managerial positions.
• Aproven track recordof managing projectsand leading project teams in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environments.
• Proven ability to manage senior client relationships and deliver high-impact projects in Asia‑Pacific.
• Commercial acumen, with the ability to develop new business opportunities and deliver commercially viable solutions to clients.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to provide clear, concise advice to senior stakeholders, both in written and verbal forms.
• Acollaborative leadership style, with a passion for mentoring and developing talent within the organisation.
• Experience and understandingof financial services policy issues in an EU contextis desirable but not essential.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Generous discretionary bonus
• 25 days annual leave in addition to public holidays and extra days around Christmas/New Year
• Private health insurance

About Flint

Flint is a leading global strategy consultancy, advising major corporates, financial institutions, and investors at the intersection of government and business. With offices in London, Brussels, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and a number of European capitals and a network of senior advisers across Asia‑Pacific, we offer unparalleled opportunities for career progression and professional development.

Flint takes care of its people. We enjoy challenging each other’s thinking and working hard on a wide variety of interesting and stimulating projects, while simultaneously respecting life outside Flint. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.