Program Operations Manager

Peraton; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Program Operations Manager to lead critical business functions including finance, contracts, security, and quality. You will collaborate with Finance and Service Delivery teams to ensure forecasts are current and financial reporting is accurate, including invoices and variance analysis.

The role centers on customer satisfaction, program execution, and ongoing process improvement. You will engage in customer meetings, drive collaboration with subcontractors, and monitor labor

Qualifications

• 12+ years of leadership experience.
• Experience supporting the Intelligence Community or federal/state/local entities.
• Proven ability to manage large-scale contracts with 100+ team members.
• Strong executive communication and ability to tailor information for diverse stakeholders.
• Willingness to mentor others and grow leadership acumen.
• Willingness to support capture and proposals when needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership oversight over finance, contracts, security, quality, communications, and resource management.
• Collaborate with Finance and Service Delivery to ensure accurate forecasts and financial reporting.
• Ensure on-time and accurate delivery of all financial reporting including invoices and variance reporting.
• Participate in customer-facing meetings, executive briefings, and strategic planning sessions.
• Track labor costs, productivity, and resource utilization; identify efficiency opportunities.
• Support contract compliance, auditing, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership experience

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Mentoring

Proposal capture support

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in business, intelligence analysis, or related fields

Job description

Required Qualifications

• Current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph;
• 12+ years of relevant leadership experience;
• Experience providing direct support to the Intelligence Community, federal civilian organizations, and/or other state or local entities;
• Demonstrated success leading and managing large-scale service contracts comprised of 100+ team members;
• Proven ability to oversee diverse technical and business functions simultaneously, and ensuring all functions collaborate to complete contractual deliverables on time, every time;
• Intrinsically motivated leader with strong interpersonal and executive communication skills with the ability to tailor information to meet diverse stakeholder needs;
• Proven ability to navigate competing stakeholder needs with clarity;
• Desire and willingness to act as a mentor, helping others to strengthen their technical and/or leadership acumen and grow within the organization;
• Aptitude and willingness to support business operations as requested, including capture and proposal efforts

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in business, intelligence analysis, or related fields;
• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent project/program management certification;
• Experience supporting federal, state, and/or local government organizations;
• Experience with a variety of contract types including Fixed Price, Cost Plus, and Cost Reimbursable contracts;
• Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

Peraton is seeking a Program Operations Manager to provide leadership oversight over critical business functions including finance, contracts, subcontracts, security, quality, communications, mission innovation, and resource management. The operations lead will collaborate with the Finance and Service Delivery teams to ensure financial forecasts are accurate and up to date. You will also ensure on time and accurate delivery of all financial reporting including invoices, variance reporting, and other weekly and monthly requirements. This role is central to customer satisfaction, program execution, and continuous improvement throughout the life of the contract.

Other Key Responsibilities of this role include:

• Participating in customer-facing meetings, executive briefings, and strategic planning sessions;
• Driving collaboration with customer counterparts as well as subcontractor teammates;
• Tracking labor costs, productivity, and resource utilization to achieve desired outcomes, and identifying and implementing efficiency opportunities;
• Tracking and reporting performance against Service Level Agreements;
• Supporting contract compliance, auditing, and reporting requirements;
• Championing operational reviews, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives

****This position is contingent based upon contract award****