Asia-Pacific Partner/Head of Tech

Flint is one of the fastest growing policy consultancies in the Asia Pacific region and we are now recruiting for a leadership role within this organisation to help further accelerate our growth in the region.

We are looking for a senior leader with expertise in technology and digital policy and regulation in the Asia-Pacific region. You will ideally have first-hand experience of policy and issues gained from work in a major technology company, in a major consultancy or via work in leading regulatory authorities in the region. While we are open to three locations (Hong Kong, Sydney and Singapore), the preference is for this role to be based in Singapore.

You will work closely with fellow Partners, Senior Advisers, Directors, Managers and Consultants right across the business and across countries to support clients on public policy, politics, regulation, and commercial strategy in the technology sector.

We are helping the world’s leading technology businesses navigate cutting-edge policy and regulatory issues in countries across Asia-Pacific. Governments in the region are trying to accelerate digital growth and are also considering new regulatory approaches to AI, online safety, and competition in digital markets. Flint supports businesses to engage governments and regulators on these issues.

As a senior hire to our rapidly growing team in Asia-Pacific, you will play an important part in helping Flint further scale its growing presence in the region by growing its roster of clients, in the technology sector, being responsible for outstanding client delivery, managing the existing high calibre technology team and recruiting across all levels to enable you to deliver effectively. You will directly contribute to the growth of our business in the region, building our brand and generating the ideas that make a difference, both for our clients and for Flint.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for exceptional candidates at the Partner level who have particular experience in the technology sector, with a keen interest in politics, policy and regulation. We are looking for candidates with a minimum of 15 years of work experience, most of it ideally spent in the Asia-Pacific region, with a majority of this spent working on issues around regulation of technology.

You will have:

• In-depth knowledge of regulatory regimes, including for content, competition, data, cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) as well as of competition policy in the technology sector.
• An appreciation of the wider dimensions of tech policy- from both economic and social policy perspectives in key jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as a wider understanding of the evolving policy debate globally (particularly in EU/UK/US markets) and the impact it is having on developments in the region.
• A strong network of key stakeholders in the digital/tech sector in the region, including senior policymakers, regulators and individuals in technology and telecoms firms.
• A strong commercial and entrepreneurial mindset and a willingness to apply that to business development.
• Experience in scaling rapidly growing businesses and working in a start-up environment.
• Excellent analytical, research and problem-solving skills – the ability to draw out the implications of complex evidence and analysis to give clear strategy and policy advice.
• Excellent leadership and management skills, including evidence of leading teams to deliver stretching goals under pressure, ability to delegate effectively and support individuals to succeed and grow; and outstanding organisational skills including the capacity to manage multiple client teams and work programmes.
• Outstanding written communication skills, with proven ability to draft clear documents for internal and external audiences with varying degrees of expert knowledge.
• Strong interpersonal skills – flexible approach and the ability to work well across teams, both with colleagues, clients or stakeholders. Ability to manage upwards and downwards and provide coaching to junior team members.
• Strong oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex issues to non-specialists.
• Personal drive and proactivity, you will be able to make things happen and be able to work comfortably under pressure, and to tight deadlines while maintaining highest standards.
• Fluency in English is required. Aptitude in other regional languages is desirable but not required (in particular, Mandarin, Korean or Japanese).

TO APPLY

Please submit your CV along with a short covering letter, by Friday 4 July. However, applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and suitable candidates invited for interview. We reserve the right to appoint the right candidate before the deadline.

STANDING OUT

To be successful, please submit your CV and cover letter (max 600 words) setting out:

• How your experience and skills qualify you for this specific role and its requirements.
• The policy areas you are knowledgeable of and/or particularly interested in.
• Whether you have the right to work in Singapore, Hong Kong or Sydney..
• Your possible start date.

ABOUT FLINT

Flint is a leading global strategy consultancy. We are advisers to some of the largest corporates, financial institutions, and investors in Europe and the Asia-Pacific. We work at the point where government and business meet, drawing on our blend of international expertise and experience to offer an authoritative perspective on both.

We have offices in London, Brussels, Hong Kong, and Singapore, as well as in a number of European capitals. We have also established a network of senior advisers across key Asia-Pacific markets. We offer successful candidates the opportunity to advance within the company.

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.