Director Intelligence & Strategic Advisory, Indo-Pacific
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Job Summary
Director - Intelligence & Strategic Advisory Indo-Pacific
Location: Singapore
We are supporting a specialist advisory firm providing strategic counsel to governments corporates and investors. The firm combines forward-looking geopolitical intelligence discreet investigations and narrative analysis to help clients anticipate and manage political regulatory security and reputational risk across the Indo-Pacific region.
This role sits at the intersection of three capabilities:
The Asia Director will lead high-impact engagements develop regional networks and contribute to the firms commercial growth.
Role Mandate
The successful candidate will:
Lead intelligence-led advisory engagements
Execute and oversee complex investigations
Build and leverage regional networks
Integrate narrative and reputational risk analysis
Drive business development
Candidate Profile
Experience
Core capabilities
Commercial profile
Analytical and communication skills
Differentiation of the Role
This position offers exposure to an integrated model not typically found in traditional firms:
Key Outcomes
SLOANE SHOREY
Sloane Shorey Consulting is a specialist executive search firm advising risk-focused consultancies multinational corporations and investment organisations.
The firm undertakes discreet mandates to secure senior leaders and specialist practitioners in corporate intelligence and investigations geopolitical advisory and strategy.
Our reach extends across Asia the Middle East and the United Kingdom where we are known for precision judgement and confidentiality.
Sloane Shorey is a Ministry of Manpower Licensed Employment Agency: EA License 20S0307
Location: Singapore
We are supporting a specialist advisory firm providing strategic counsel to governments corporates and investors. The firm combines forward-looking geopolitical intelligence discreet investigations and narrative analysis to help clients anticipate and manage political regulatory security and reputational risk across the Indo-Pacific region.
This role sits at the intersection of three capabilities:
- Strategic and geopolitical intelligence
- Investigations and ground-level fact-finding
- Narrative and reputational risk analysis (AI-enabled human-led)
The Asia Director will lead high-impact engagements develop regional networks and contribute to the firms commercial growth.
Role Mandate
The successful candidate will:
Lead intelligence-led advisory engagements
- Deliver forward-looking analysis on geopolitical dynamics state behaviour and regulatory trajectories
- Advise clients on political risk market entry partner risk and strategic exposure
- Produce decision-ready briefings for senior stakeholders (C-suite boards investors)
Execute and oversee complex investigations
- Lead discreet ground-level enquiries in opaque or high-risk environments
- Direct the use of human sources alongside OSINT and data-led methodologies
- Support disputes asset tracing and sensitive situational assessments
Build and leverage regional networks
- Develop and maintain trusted source networks across Southeast Asia South Asia and wider Indo-Pacific markets
- Engage sources to generate proprietary insights unavailable through open channels
- Operate with discretion in politically sensitive jurisdictions
Integrate narrative and reputational risk analysis
- Assess how media policy and stakeholder narratives shape commercial and political outcomes
- Combine AI-enabled media mapping with human analytical judgement
- Advise on narrative positioning reputational exposure and influence strategies
Drive business development
- Originate and convert opportunities with corporates investors and professional services clients
- Build long-term client relationships across the region
- Contribute to proposals pitches and market positioning
Candidate Profile
Experience
- 1218 years in strategic advisory corporate intelligence investigations geopolitical risk or relevant experience from government intelligence services diplomacy or strategy consulting
Core capabilities
- Strong grounding in geopolitical and regulatory risk analysis
- Experience running complex cross-border investigations
- Ability to operate both strategically (advisory) and tactically (execution)
- Established network of regional sources and contacts
Commercial profile
- Demonstrated ability or clear potential to contribute to revenue generation
- Comfortable engaging senior stakeholders and originating work
Analytical and communication skills
- Exceptional written and verbal communication
- Ability to translate complex intelligence into clear actionable advice
- Strong judgement in ambiguous and sensitive situations
Differentiation of the Role
This position offers exposure to an integrated model not typically found in traditional firms:
- Combines intelligence investigations and advisory in a single platform
- Embeds narrative and perception analysis alongside traditional risk assessment
- Uses AI tools to scale media and stakeholder analysis enhanced by human expertise
- Focuses on proprietary insight generation through human networks not just desk-based research
Key Outcomes
- Deliver high-quality decision-ready intelligence to clients operating in complex markets
- Build and deepen a proprietary network across the Indo-Pacific
- Establish trusted advisor relationships with senior client stakeholders
- Contribute to the growth of the Asia practice through both delivery and origination
SLOANE SHOREY
Sloane Shorey Consulting is a specialist executive search firm advising risk-focused consultancies multinational corporations and investment organisations.
The firm undertakes discreet mandates to secure senior leaders and specialist practitioners in corporate intelligence and investigations geopolitical advisory and strategy.
Our reach extends across Asia the Middle East and the United Kingdom where we are known for precision judgement and confidentiality.
Sloane Shorey is a Ministry of Manpower Licensed Employment Agency: EA License 20S0307
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
Compliance, Risk, and Resilience Recruitment: Sloane Shorey Consulting is a recruitment firm specialising in compliance, risk, and resilience across Asia and the Middle East. Since 2017, we have partnered with banking and financial services companies, multinational and local corporati ... View more
