Interns join our Hong Kong or Singapore office for a period of 10-12 weeks. They work directly with senior colleagues based across the Asia-Pacific region and will get exposure to cutting-edge policy and regulatory issues in financial services. This will include direct exposure to clients who are global leaders in the financial services sector. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds interested to work on financial services policy. Applicants must have the right to live and work in Hong Kong or Singapore.
Flint’s preference is for candidates who can work full-time on the internship. However, since it is in term time, Flint will consider candidates who can work on a part-time basis but can set aside a minimum of sixteen hours per week.
WHAT WE OFFER
When you join Flint Global as an Intern, you are joining a strategic public policy consultancy that will challenge you and invest in your development. Internships at Flint provide practical experience for individuals with an interest and/or background in policy, politics, and regulation. They are short-term supervised placements, usually structured around a set of tasks and/or a project which has a set timescale.
Flint Global helps the world’s leading technology and financial services businesses navigate cutting-edge policy and regulatory issues in countries across Asia-Pacific. Governments in the region are considering new regulatory approaches to capital markets, private markets, digital assets, cyber, AI, online safety and competition in digital markets while also trying to accelerate digital growth.
Flint supports businesses to engage governments on these issues. This role will provide an unparalleled opportunity to analyse the complex policy challenges our financial services clients face and develop approaches to address those challenges.
Our clients usually have broad responsibility for public policy and regulatory strategy across the region, working at the senior levels of their business. We help our clients anticipate, interpret and respond to political and policy developments. We advise on how they can shape the business environment and work constructively with policymakers to achieve their goals, in a context where governments are becoming more interventionist and, in an Asia-Pacific region where geopolitical tensions are increasing the risks to business.
Please see the information on our careers page – including testimony from previous interns – for further details before submitting your application.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
You will be working closely with senior colleagues in Singapore or Hong Kong, where you will support client engagements by providing analysis and briefing, contributing to policy development and project management. Interns receive frequent coaching and mentoring from colleagues on their teams. This support includes input from your colleagues to help guide your career, helping you to develop your skills and build your network. The Singapore or Hong Kong office is small in size, giving you the opportunity to gain direct exposure to senior staff and to be involved in growing the business in a meaningful way.
ABOUT YOU
To be eligible for our internship, ideally you will have just graduated or be in your penultimate or final year at university/business school, with the right to live and work in the location of the position that you are applying for. We’re looking for individuals who can build meaningful relationships, are motivated, forward-thinking, and ambitious, and who bring integrity and a genuine client focus to everything they do. You should also enjoy working in a team environment.
We are expecting you to work for 10-12 weeks, starting in October (or later depending on candidate availability). We do not offer visa sponsorships for this position, so you need to be authorised to work in the office you are applying to.
You will bring the following range of skills:
- Excellent analytical research and problem-solving skills.
- Outstanding written communication skills and the ability to draft clear documents in a business context.
- Outstanding oral communication skills.
- Experience or interest in policy issues related to the financial services sector: capital markets / digital assets / payments / ESG / financial stability.
- Good organisational skills including the capacity to prioritise, plan and schedule complex tasks proactively, and be comfortable working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal skills – a flexible approach and the ability to work well across teams, both with internal colleagues and external clients.
- Fluency in English is required. Aptitude in other regional languages is desirable but not required (in particular, Mandarin, Korean, Japanese or Bahasa).
ABOUT US
Flint is a business advisory. We help our clients succeed in an increasingly complex world, managing risk and creating opportunity. We provide advice at the point where government and business meet, offering an authoritative perspective on both. We are experts in policy, political analysis, regulation and competition. Members of our multi-national team have experience of working at the most senior levels in governments, regulatory agencies, competition bodies and the private sector. We support companies who face the challenges of regulatory and policy change at national, regional and international levels.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please submit your CV and cover letter stating why you would like to work at Flint by 18 September 2026.
The process will involve a written exercise and interviews. The interviews will be an opportunity to discuss and showcase your strengths, as well as to find out more about us.
Skills Required
- Right to live and work in Hong Kong or Singapore, depending on the selected office
- Availability for a 10–12 week internship starting in October or later
- Recent university/business school graduate or penultimate/final-year student
- Fluency in English
- Excellent analytical research and problem-solving skills
- Outstanding written communication and business-document drafting skills
- Outstanding oral communication skills
- Experience or interest in financial services policy issues
- Strong organizational skills, including prioritization and proactive task planning
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work across internal teams and with external clients
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, or Bahasa language aptitude
- Full-time availability for the internship; part-time candidates must commit at least 16 hours per week
What We Do
We help our clients succeed in an increasingly complex world by providing advice at the point where government and business meet, with an authoritative perspective on both. Members of our expert multi-national team have worked at very senior levels in the British and other European governments, the EU Commission, regulatory agencies, competition bodies and the private sector. We support companies facing the challenges of political, regulatory and policy change. This includes political and economic management of mergers, acquisitions and other transactions; the design and delivery of efficient regulatory regimes; and how to maximise the value of investor assets. Our clients come from many countries and operate in many sectors, including digital, tech, telecoms, media, financial services, life sciences, manufacturing, retail, transport and energy. Drawing on deep understanding of the issues and the processes of decision making, we craft evidence-based arguments, concrete policy proposals and practical engagement plans to help them achieve their commercial goals. Our Headquarters are in London. We have teams in Brussels and the Netherlands, and a permanent presence in several other European capitals
