Senior Advisor, Global Business Development

TL;DR Kharon is seeking a full-time, Washington DC-based Senior Advisor, Global Business Development. This role requires in-office attendance. 

Responsibilities: 

• Support the President of Global Business Development & Engagement in decision-making processes, preparations for meetings, webinars and speaking engagements, and follow up with clients and prospects.   

• Participate in business development meetings and other presentations by educating clients  with respect to Kharon research and case studies. 

• Landscape and identify potential leads and entry points for business development purposes to include at banks, companies, law firms, and the public sector.

• Conduct research on sanctions, trade controls and other Kharon-relevant regulatory matters.

• Conduct business intelligence research on companies, industries, and geographies. 

• Collaborate with Kharon marketing and research teams to support Kharon participation and attendance at webinars,industry events and conferences, to include drafting and editing agendas, talking points and related proprietary material and collateral.

• Draft and edit proposals, RFPs and related material.

• Identify opportunities to continuously improve and streamline business development and sales initiatives and operations.

• Serve as a liaison between the President of Global Business Development & Engagement and the executive team, sales team and other Kharon departments, ensuring smooth communication and collaboration.

• Facilitate executive meetings, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, and tracking action items.

Qualifications: 

• A proven interest or experience in global security matters, to include with respect to sanctions, financial crime compliance, trade controls, and supply chain risk management.  

• Demonstrated experience in a high-growth setting with strong adaptability to change and ambiguity.

• Keen sense of judgment, initiative, ownership, and follow-through.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Attentive to details with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

• High level of credibility, trust, and integrity.

• Salesforce, Hubspot, and Google and/or Microsoft suite experience, a plus.

Kharon is a highly disruptive and incredibly innovative organization that navigates risk at the intersection of global security threats + international commerce.

What does that mean? Great question.

Operating at the nexus of global security, Kharon is on a mission to revolutionize the current landscape. We take really complex data as it relates to global security and empower our clients to not only understand the risk associated with their potential business relationships but to operationalize that data so that they can make the best and most informed decisions possible. From financial crimes and sanctions to export controls and threat identifications, our tools optimize protection against the types of risks that could otherwise be incredibly dangerous and excessively costly to any business. Serving many of today’s leading global financial and multinational institutions, Kharon products are the most powerful in the space with a precision and depth that is unparalleled. 

When you look at any major global crisis event, we’re providing intelligence that’s at the heart of those circumstances. We connect the dots in a way that’s meaningful. Now, we’re experiencing unprecedented growth. As the world continues to evolve in complexity, so too does the demand for our products. Given the significance of our work and the increasing global reliance on our insights, we are looking for a Senior Advisor, Global Business Development to join us as we work to shape the way businesses perceive and navigate global risks. 

The Senior Advisor, Global Business Development will play a critical role in amplifying the impact and efficiency of Kharon’s President of Global Business Development & Engagement, serving as an organizational and operational backbone. This role will provide essential support across decision-making processes, preparation for high-stakes meetings and presentations with clients and execution on strategic relationships. Acting as a key facilitator, this individual will manage communications, ensuring seamless collaboration between departments and aligning priorities to advance Kharon’s business development goals. Beyond day-to-day coordination, the role will drive actionable insights through business intelligence research, analyzing companies, industries, and financial crime regulatory landscapes to identify strategic opportunities. From mapping