External Job Posting Title Business Process Advisor

Peraton; McLean, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Business Process Consultant, Expert to provide business process improvement, governance, action management, and strategic communications support to a dynamic, mission-focused team.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, manages competing priorities, and drives tasks to completion while supporting senior leadership and organizational stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Extensive experience analyzing, documenting, and improving business processes.
• Experience developing executive-level briefings, reports, and leadership products.
• Experience supporting governance, action management, and administrative functions.
• Strong written and verbal communication and ability to coordinate meetings.
• Proficiency with MS Office, SharePoint, and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and improve business processes, workflows, and governance procedures.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, governance documents, and reference materials.
• Create executive-level briefings, dashboards, reports, and leadership talking points.
• Coordinate weekly organizational highlights and leadership-approved communications.
• Support newsletters and internal communications for organizational initiatives.
• Attend meetings, document decisions and action items, and coordinate follow-ups.
• Support action management, including tracking deadlines and stakeholder inputs.
• Plan and coordinate meetings, conferences, and off-site events.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Independent contributor

Meeting coordination

Stakeholder coordination

Project management

Prioritization

Education

BS/BA

MS/MA

PhD

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Confluence

Job description

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Business Process Consultant, Expert to provide business process improvement, strategic communications, governance, action management, and operational coordination support to a dynamic, mission-focused team. The ideal candidate is a proactive, adaptable professional with strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment, manages competing priorities, and independently drives tasks to completion while supporting senior leadership and organizational stakeholders.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Analyze and improve business processes, organizational workflows, and governance procedures to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Develop, review, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), governance documentation, and organizational reference materials.
• Develop and coordinate executive-level briefings, dashboards, reports, leadership talking points, and strategic communications products.
• Collect, edit, and coordinate weekly organizational highlights, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and leadership approval prior to dissemination.
• Support the development and distribution of a weekly newsletter and collaborate with stakeholders on internal communications supporting organizational initiatives and leadership priorities.
• Attend staff meetings and leadership engagements, document meeting minutes, capture decisions and action items, and coordinate follow-up activities.
• Support action management processes, including coordinating taskings, tracking deadlines, collecting stakeholder inputs, and ensuring timely completion.
• Plan and coordinate meetings, conferences, working groups, and off-site events, including agendas, logistics, materials, and follow-up requirements.
• Represent the work unit at meetings and working groups as directed, providing coordination and operational support.
• Assess and improve organizational collaboration tools, shared drives, distribution lists, and information management processes.
• Develop and maintain organizational metrics, trackers, and reporting products to support leadership decision-making.
• Provide cross-functional and backup support across strategic communications, business process improvement, governance, action management, and administrative functions as mission needs dictate.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience with a BS/BA; 10 years with an MS/MA; or 7 years with a Ph.D.; an additional four years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience analyzing, documenting, and improving business processes, workflows, or organizational procedures.
• Experience developing strategic communications, executive-level briefings, reports, presentations, or leadership products.
• Experience supporting governance, action management, operational coordination, or administrative functions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including drafting, editing, and disseminating professional communications.
• Ability to coordinate meetings, document decisions, track action items, and manage competing priorities independently.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and stakeholder coordination skills with strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, SharePoint, and Confluence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting senior leadership in operational coordination, strategic communications, or governance functions.
• Experience with business process improvement, action management, and cross-functional organizational support.
• Experience developing newsletters, weekly highlights, executive reporting, dashboards, and recurring communications products.
• Experience coordinating organizational meetings, conferences, working groups, and off-site events.
• Familiarity with knowledge management, collaboration platforms, workflow tools, and organizational information management practices.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.