External Title Business Process Advisor

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.

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…