Operations Manager - Aviation Analytics Integration
Responsibilities
Peraton Labs is seeking an Operations Manager to support the BNATCS CTO by helping drive coordination, execution discipline, and operational follow-through across a fast-moving, highly technical team environment. This role will work closely with program leads, technical stakeholders, and cross-functional contributors to capture actions, connect workstreams, maintain visibility into priorities, and help ensure commitments are documented, tracked, and advanced.
This ideal candidate for this role is a highly organized self-starter with a strong interest in aviation, a natural bias toward action, and the ability to operate comfortably at the intersection of business and technology. This person should be someone who can quickly understand what is happening across the program, weave together disconnected threads, and help hold teams and leaders accountable to themselves, one another, and the broader mission. This is an ideal role for someone with strong operational instincts, sound judgment, and the maturity to support senior stakeholders in a complex environment without requiring constant direction.
Key responsibilities may include:
Support day-to-day operational coordination across program leads, technical teams, and cross-functional stakeholders
Capture, organize, and track actions, decisions, dependencies and follow-ups across meetings, workstreams, and leadership discussions
Help ensure key program activities are documented, communicated, and advanced to closure
Maintain visibility into ongoing initiatives, emerging issues, open items, and coordination needs across the program
Connect work across multiple leads and functional areas to reduce gaps, improve continuity, and strengthen execution discipline
Help hold stakeholders accountable for commitments, timelines, responses, and follow-through in a constructive and professional manner
Support the creation and maintenance of operating rhythms, action trackers, meeting artifacts, status inputs, and program coordination mechanisms
Assist with staff coordination and follow-up to ensure program priorities remain organized and actionable
Translate complex discussions into structured next steps, ownership, and practical execution paths
Partner with leadership to improve internal coordination, information flow, and operational clarity across a dynamic technical environment
Help surface risks, bottlenecks, misalignments, or unanswered questions before they become larger execution issues
Contribute to a culture of ownership, responsiveness, and disciplined follow-through
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Minimum of a Bachelorâs degree with 8+ years of experience, Masterâs with 6+ YoE, or 3+ years with a PhD. 4 additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Extensive experience supporting operations, program coordination, project execution, staff planning, business operations, technical operations, or similarly integrated roles
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple moving pieces, track actions, and maintain follow-through in a fast-paced environment
Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to create structure where ambiguity exists
Ability to work effectively across both business and technical stakeholders
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to operate independently, take initiative, and drive progress without needing constant oversight
Professional maturity and judgment to work with senior leads and help maintain accountability across teams
US Citizenship with ability to obtain/maintain an FAA Public Trust suitability
Desired Qualifications
Strong interest in aviation, aerospace, air traffic systems, or transportation modernization
Experience working in startup environments, early-stage organizations, or similarly high-agency settings
Experience supporting technical programs, engineering teams, or early-stage organizations
Familiarity with program tracking, action management, meeting cadences, and leadership support in complex initiatives
Ability to synthesize large amounts of information and identify what matters most for execution
Experience balancing business priorities with technical context in a cross-functional setting
Exposure to analytics, software, systems integration, or AI-enabled programs
Experience using collaboration and workflow tools to track actions, ownership, and dependencies
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 worldâs 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 canât be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how weâre keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Target Salary Range$86,000 - $138,000. 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 individualâs 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.
EEOEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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Peraton Labs is seeking an Operations Manager to support the BNATCS CTO by helping drive coordination, execution discipline, and operational follow-through across a fast-moving, highly technical team environment. This role will work closely with program leads, technical stakeholders, and cross-functional contributors to capture actions, connect workstreams, maintain visibility into priorities, and help ensure commitments are documented, tracked, and advanced.
This ideal candidate for this role is a highly organized self-starter with a strong interest in aviation, a natural bias toward action, and the ability to operate comfortably at the intersection of business and technology. This person should be someone who can quickly understand what is happening across the program, weave together disconnected threads, and help hold teams and leaders accountable to themselves, one another, and the broader mission. This is an ideal role for someone with strong operational instincts, sound judgment, and the maturity to support senior stakeholders in a complex environment without requiring constant direction.
Key responsibilities may include:
Support day-to-day operational coordination across program leads, technical teams, and cross-functional stakeholders
Capture, organize, and track actions, decisions, dependencies and follow-ups across meetings, workstreams, and leadership discussions
Help ensure key program activities are documented, communicated, and advanced to closure
Maintain visibility into ongoing initiatives, emerging issues, open items, and coordination needs across the program
Connect work across multiple leads and functional areas to reduce gaps, improve continuity, and strengthen execution discipline
Help hold stakeholders accountable for commitments, timelines, responses, and follow-through in a constructive and professional manner
Support the creation and maintenance of operating rhythms, action trackers, meeting artifacts, status inputs, and program coordination mechanisms
Assist with staff coordination and follow-up to ensure program priorities remain organized and actionable
Translate complex discussions into structured next steps, ownership, and practical execution paths
Partner with leadership to improve internal coordination, information flow, and operational clarity across a dynamic technical environment
Help surface risks, bottlenecks, misalignments, or unanswered questions before they become larger execution issues
Contribute to a culture of ownership, responsiveness, and disciplined follow-through
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Minimum of a Bachelorâs degree with 8+ years of experience, Masterâs with 6+ YoE, or 3+ years with a PhD. 4 additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Extensive experience supporting operations, program coordination, project execution, staff planning, business operations, technical operations, or similarly integrated roles
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple moving pieces, track actions, and maintain follow-through in a fast-paced environment
Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to create structure where ambiguity exists
Ability to work effectively across both business and technical stakeholders
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to operate independently, take initiative, and drive progress without needing constant oversight
Professional maturity and judgment to work with senior leads and help maintain accountability across teams
US Citizenship with ability to obtain/maintain an FAA Public Trust suitability
Desired Qualifications
Strong interest in aviation, aerospace, air traffic systems, or transportation modernization
Experience working in startup environments, early-stage organizations, or similarly high-agency settings
Experience supporting technical programs, engineering teams, or early-stage organizations
Familiarity with program tracking, action management, meeting cadences, and leadership support in complex initiatives
Ability to synthesize large amounts of information and identify what matters most for execution
Experience balancing business priorities with technical context in a cross-functional setting
Exposure to analytics, software, systems integration, or AI-enabled programs
Experience using collaboration and workflow tools to track actions, ownership, and dependencies
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 worldâs 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 canât be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how weâre keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Target Salary Range$86,000 - $138,000. 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 individualâs 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.
EEOEEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
Apply Now