Director - Financial Services

We are looking for a Director to join Flint’s expanding financial services team. 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 clients on public policy, politics, regulation, and commercial strategy with a specific focus on UK financial services. Flint’s clients want to understand, in detail, how they can build a long-term strategy to thrive in an evolving policy environment. Our clients include asset managers, banks, financial market infrastructure (FMI) companies, payments firms, retail investment platforms, fintechs and other financial institutions as well as alternatives, portfolio companies and corporates. The financial services team works across Flint’s London and our international offices in Brussels, Paris and Hong-Kong/Singapore with our advice often covering multiple jurisdictions. In this London-based role, you will focus both on our growing portfolio of UK clients and drive business development efforts with our European and APAC offices. As part of the Flint team, you will share insights about key policy challenges, to enable your clients to deliver the best possible outcomes. You will lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver high quality outputs for our clients including monitoring, research, analysis and reports. You will also lead on business development, identifying and engaging with potential clients. More broadly, you will contribute directly to the growth of Flint’s financial services practice. This will include helping to develop our market profile, supporting business development activities, contributing to thought leadership, and identifying emerging policy and regulatory themes that matter to clients. As our financial services offering continues to expand across jurisdictions and sectors, you will have the opportunity to help shape its development and growth. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR - SKILLS & EXPERIENCE We are seeking someone with deep expertise in financial services policy and/or regulation to lead client accounts and contribute to the growth of our business. This role will be pivotal in delivering strategic advice and technical policy or regulatory support to our wide range of financial services clients. You will drive client accounts, manage high-performing teams, and ensure the delivery of high-quality services that exceed client expectations. You will also play a key role in business development, generating new opportunities, and expanding our financial services policy practice. While this role will focus on financial services issues, there may also be an opportunity to work across other policy issues. Candidates should feel free to outline their experience in other policy areas in their application, but this is not a requirement. Directors typically have around 10 years’ worth of work experience. Our ideal candidate will have: Significant experience in financial services policy fields such as insurance, pensions, payments, fintech, crypto, investment management or banking with a demonstrated ability to advise on complex regulatory and policy challenges in these areas. A strong professional background in government, a regulator, consultancy, think tank, or industry body in managerial positions and connections for business development. A proven track record of managing projects and leading project teams in a fast-paced, delivery-focussed environments. Strong 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. A collaborative leadership style , with a passion for mentoring and developing talent within the organisation and willingness to train and support junior colleagues. Experience and understanding of financial services policy issues in an EU, APAC and Middle East context is desirable but not essential. TO APPLY Please submit your CV and a one-page cover letter (maximum 400 words) by 23:59 by 11 September 2026. In your cover letter, please set out: How your experience aligns with the requirements of this role. Specific financial services policy areas you are knowledgeable in and have experience with. A brief description of a recent project where you successfully led a team on a significant financial service policy issue. We will review applications as they arrive and may invite candidates to interview and potentially make appointments before the closing date. ABOUT FLINT We are a leading global consultancy firm that advises businesses and investors on the intersections of policy, regulation, politics and economics across European and global markets. Established in 2015, we have built a reputation for our expertise in addressing complex business challenges where government and commercial interests converge. We are advisers to some of the largest corporates, financial institutions, and investors in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Our expertise spans multiple sectors, including digital technology, telecommunications, media, financial services, life sciences, manufacturing, retail, transportation, and energy. We have offices in London, Brussels, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia; and an expansive network of senior advisers positioned across global capitals, enhancing our reach and capability to serve our clients effectively. We are committed to providing exceptional consultancy services that help our clients navigate the evolving landscape of policy and regulation. We pride ourselves on our ability to offer strategic insights and solutions that drive commercial success. BENEFITS Competitive starting salary Private health insurance Life insurance Income protection insurance UK Pension scheme Generous discretionary bonus and pay review 25 days holiday plus bank holidays & extra leave at Christmas Training and development Enhanced family-friendly policies Employee referral recruitment bonus scheme Cycle to work scheme We are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and are determined to ensure that no application or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.