Strategic Accounts Associate (UK)

Kharon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully-sponsored private health insurce

Pension plan with 3% employer conrib.

Annual leave plus bank holidays

Job summary

Kharon in London is seeking a Strategic Accounts Associate to support the UK sales team, prepare for client meetings, and drive business development initiatives across banks, law firms, and professional services.

This full-time role requires in-office attendance four days a week; you will collaborate with marketing and research, conduct industry research on sanctions and financial crime, and leverage AI tools to streamline lead generation and proposals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required or preferred.
• 2–4+ years in BD, sales support, research, or operations in B2B/SAAS.
• Experience with sanctions, financial crime, or regulatory research.
• Proficiency with PowerPoint, Google Slides, Excel/Sheets and CRMs.
• Experience with Sales-forward AI agents (Claude/Gemini).

Responsibilities

• Support UK sales team and leadership for client meetings and calls.
• Identify opportunities to improve business development initiatives.
• Present case studies and educate clients with research findings.
• Collaborate with marketing/research to attend events and produce collateral.
• Conduct business intelligence on companies, industries, geographies (sanctions, risk).

Skills

Research skills

Communication

Organization

Initiative & integrity

CRM proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/IR/Political Science or related field

Tools

PowerPoint

Google Slides

Excel/Sheets

Salesforce

HubSpot

SAM/CRM platforms

Job description

TL;DR Kharon is seeking a full-time, London-based Strategic Accounts Associate. This role requires in-office attendance 4 days per week.

Location: London, UK

Annual Remuneration: £50,000 - £55,000 and discretionary annual bonus

Pay Frequency: Monthly

Probationary Period: 180 days

Responsibilities:

• Supporting the U.K. Sales team and Senior Sales Leadership in preparation for meetings, calls, and presentations with clients and potential clients.
• Identifying opportunities to continuously improve and streamline business development and sales initiatives and operations.
• Taking an active role in external meetings, calls, and presentations by educating clients and potential clients with case studies of our research.
• Collaborating with Kharon marketing and research teams to support Kharon participation and attendance at industry events and conferences, to include drafting and editing of related proprietary material and collateral.
• Conducting business intelligence research on companies, industries, and geographies, with a focus on financial crime regulatory matters, trade controls and supply chain risk management.
• Landscaping and identifying potential leads and entry points for business development purposes globally to include at banks, companies, law firms, professional services firms, and the public sector.
• Providing support on the development of proposals, RFPs and RFIs.
• Assisting the Sales Team with training and SOPs implementation.
• Leverage advanced AI tools (including Gemini and/or Claude) to streamline business development workflows, automate lead-generation research, and continuously optimize sales operations.
• Act as a critical partner to the Sales team by leveraging AI and deep-dive research to prepare high-impact briefs, predictive insights, and tailored materials for client and prospective client engagements.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business, International Relations, Political Science, or a related field.
• Academic or professional exposure to global security, international relations, financial crime, compliance, or regulatory environments.
• 2-4+ years of experience in a business development, sales support, research, or operations role, preferably in B2B, SaaS, professional services, or financial services.
• Strong research and analytical skills with experience conducting company, industry, or regulatory research, especially related to sanctions, forced labour, financial crime, or ESG.
• Proficiency in tools such as PowerPoint, Google Slides, Excel, Sheets, and CRM systems like Salesforce and Hubspot.
• Experience with Sales-forward AI agents (eg. Claude or Gemini) or platforms is a MUST; be comfortable working with multiple platforms and workstreams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience drafting proposals, pitch decks, and/or sales collateral.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to juggle multiple tasks and deadlines across teams. Highly organised, timeliness of follow-up, extreme accuracy and attention to detail.
• Keen sense of judgment, initiative, ownership, and follow-through, and high level of credibility, trust, and integrity.

About Kharon:

Kharon operates at the nexus of global security and is on a mission to revolutionize the current landscape. We take 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 absolutely 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. 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 Strategic Accounts Associate, U.K., to join us as we work to shape the way businesses perceive and navigate global risks.

Company Benefits:

• Fully-sponsored private health insurance
• Pension plan with 3% employer contribution
• Annual leave plus bank holidays

DISCLOSURES:

Kharon is committed to cultivating and maintaining a workplace that is free from harassment and discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or identity, neurodiversity, appearances, age, protected veteran status, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants and employees. If you require any adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail]

You must have the right to work in the UK. Kharon is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

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