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if you're going shaman, what Spirit/archetype?
Battle Spirit gives your spirit animal +2 NA and gets you a hex similar to Evil Eye, Stone Spirit gives your spirit animal DR 5/Adamantine.
Honestly, Hex Strike looks to be hard feat to build around, as you'd probably benefit from Combat Reflexes and the like.
Though punching someone with Slumber hex is as funny as i can imagine.
This build, you aren't going to be doing a lot of damage anyways- 1d4 unarmed/cestus, even with Agile- not a lot. so, you're screwed in that regard.
You'd be a debuffer, providing Flanking bonuses to your allies- a Menacing enchantment may be useful.
in that regard, the Battle Spirits' ability of a +1 att/dmg morale bonus to all allies within 30 feet would really by handy.
I'm currently playing a Shaman with a monk dip, enforcer and hex strike (CL 8). I went with the Speaker For The Past archtype and feel I'm getting good mileage out of spirit shield and temporal celerity.
Vine Strike is a really good spell to stack on as it can inflict another condition and does not count as a held touch spell, so if you see badies in the next room you can cast that and then cast chill touch or touch of blindness before heading in.
There was some prior discussion of this concept HERE and HERE.
You'll notice that the Speaker for the Past archetype comes up as a frequent suggestion, and I agree that it makes especially good sense with access to the Spirit Shield revelation. As someone using the archetype (albeit in a different configuration without a Monk dip), I can also attest that some of the other revelations are fantastic, too, including not only Temporal Celerity, but Time Hop and Time Sight.
The other reason I like the archetype for this sort of build is that the best reason for not taking it would be access to the Lore spirit's Arcane Enlightenment hex as a wandering hex, but that requires a very MAD build requiring WIS, INT and CHA, and I don't think that jives well with a Monk dip.
I also agree with Selvaxri that your build should be debuff focused, and that I wouldn't worry about damage *all* too much, as the resource investment-to-payoff probably won't be that satisfying. Sure you will have times where you can spike it via the Bane spirit feature and buffs, but your bread-and-butter will be debuffing enemies for your allies.
Because you can leapfrog (see what I did there) directly to Level 4, I might consider going Shaman (Speaker) 4 to get Spirit Armor and then taking your Monk level after that, though I haven't worked out all the ramifications yet.
Apologies for the double post, but I thought about Hexes after my last post.
In terms of other options for you to consider, I really liked picking up the Flight Hex as my Witch Hex. Having consistent access to supernatural flight has been fantastic. I also dislike the mechanic of Slumber (a popular suggestion as a pick-up for your sole Witch Hex), and while Soothsayer can be a nice option with Fortune hex, it really works best when you're set up to Chant the duration longer, which requires yet a further hex investment that you may not want to make.
Otherwise, I don't really love the Shapeshift hex for most Shamans, except for utility purposes (which could still be a valid reason, of course). However, I can actually see it being a great combat option for this sort of build on the assumption your Spirit Shield and other (Su) abilities will persist through the shapechange (including, Flight Hex, for example). If you plan to use it for combat, it really only comes online as a later game thing, when you get Beast Shape I at 8th (Deinonychus form, maybe) and especially Beast Shape II at 12th (Dire Tiger). That may be less desirable for PFS.
Happy to help! Sounds like you have a strong handle on the character -- I think you will have a lot of fun with him/her.
Happy gaming!