Senior Manager, Contracts Operations

About this role

## Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a strategic, results-driven Sr. Manager, Contract Operations to lead critical initiatives within our contract operations team. This is *not a tactical execution role*—we are looking for a forward-thinking leader with advanced critical thinking, strong contracts management, project management, and analytical capabilities who will support the Vice President of Contract Operations to align contract operations with Peraton’s strategic growth, program execution, contractual compliance and continued technology modernization objectives.

Leadership and Accountability

• Leverages both contracts functional and data analytics expertise to provide alignment and cohesion in project delivery to achieve departmental objectives.
• Allocates and ensures accountability of resources accordingly to solve complex operational problems and fulfill strategic initiatives; ensuring direct reports are delivering results that consistently meet or exceed corporate expectations.
• Mentor team members responsible for data integrity, process governance, and reporting to foster critical thinking, analytics-centered decision-making, and professional maturity.
• Leverage business intelligence tools to analyze and govern key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to monitor workflow efficiency, compliance, and ensure alignment with corporate objectives.

Strategic Guidance and Decision-Making

• Apply a deep understanding of key business drivers and internal/external operational factors to identify opportunities for additional impact and mitigation of operational risk.

• Support senior leadership by offering actionable recommendations based on operational insights and strategic data analysis.
• Proactively engage with internal leadership to ensure strong alignment between the department’s activities and corporate initiatives.  Build trusted relationships and collaborate effectively with internal and external partners, vendors, customers, and other ...