Research Analyst

Kharon•New York, NY

22d•Hybrid

About The Position

Kharon is seeking a full-time Research Analyst based in NYC or Washington D.C. This role requires in-office attendance 4 days a week. Kharon is a highly disruptive and incredibly innovative organization that navigates risk at the intersection of global security threats + international commerce. 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 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. 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 Research Analyst to join us as we work to shape the way businesses perceive and navigate global risks. The core of this position is dedicated to conducting open-source research on a variety of foreign affairs and national security issues. More specifically, you will be researching, analyzing, and interpreting data as it relates to sanctions, export controls, and criminal/illicit networks. You will be responsible for the diligent pursuit of data as it relates to ever-evolving market demand and our client inquiries. Working collaboratively with the Kharon Research team, you will contribute to the development of new datasets and update existing ones, identifying and utilizing new sources and developing subject matter expertise on the various strategic topics. This includes monitoring new sanctions, enforcement actions, and policy activity by regulatory agencies, as well as conducting research on international affairs that affect business risks. Leveraging your sound analytical approach and research techniques, you will identify data typologies, perform detailed quality assurance, validate and reconcile data, and support new product and partnership initiatives. You’ll also play a key role in curating, publishing, and maintaining datasets, and may write original code to collect primary data across various languages. Cross-functional collaboration is essential as you help build out new research, surface insights from existing content, and report key project metrics to internal stakeholders.

Requirements

Must have a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Business Administration, International Relations, Political Science, Security Studies, Regional Studies, History, Sociology, or a related field.
Must have at least 1-3 years of professional experience with sanctions, export controls, anti-money laundering or countering the financing of terrorism, and experience researching issues of international security and economy in high-risk jurisdictions.
Experience with or willingness to learn SQL.
Experience with data analysis, data visualization, and graph databases (Neo4J).
Understanding of or willingness to learn web technologies (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, XPath, JSON, etc).

Responsibilities

Monitoring new sanctions, enforcement actions, and policy activity by regulatory agencies for developments relevant to Kharon’s products.
Driving the curation, publication, maintenance, and quality assurance of datasets.
Performing data validation and reconciliation to support new products and partnership initiatives.
Conducting research on issues in international affairs that impact business risks and identifying relevant data sources.
Accurately perform detailed quality assurance of data and developing additional tooling to support these tasks as necessary
Writes original code to assist in automating data analysis, cleanup, and enhancements.