Strategic Technical Communications Lead AI & Decision Support

Peraton Labs is seeking a Strategic Technical Communications Lead to support the BNATCS CTO in translating complex technical analytical and programmatic information into clear decision-ready products for a wide range of stakeholders. This role sits at the intersection of data visualization stakeholder communication and strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate for this position understands how to frame the right questions shape the right view of the data for the right audience and apply disciplined judgment when working with AI-generated outputs in high-visibility environments.

This is a rare opportunity to shape how highly technical and AI-enabled work is understood by the people making critical decisions. You will help ensure that complex program realities are communicated with clarity credibility and judgment.

Key responsibilities may include:

• Translate complex technical and analytical complexity into clear accurate and decision-ready communication products
• Design dashboard and visualization strategies that answer the questions stakeholders actually need answered
• Develop multiple views of the same underlying data tailored to technical executive and operational audiences
• Partner with program leadership analysts engineers and data teams to ensure products are accurate context-aware and audience-appropriate
• Utilize internal agentic AI tools to accelerate communication product development while applying strong editorial and strategic judgment
• Review curate edit and validate AI-generated outputs before it is shared or published
• Help define narrative structure presentation logic and stakeholder relevance for dashboards and other decision-support materials
• Support senior stakeholders by translating emerging technical work into understandable and actionable insights

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with 16 years of experience Masters degree with 14 years or PhD with 10 years of relevant experience in strategic technical program and/or analytics communications or a related/relevant roles
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical information clearly to senior decision-makers and mixed audiences
• Experience supporting tiered audiences spanning technical executive and political communities
• Strong judgment in evaluating whether dashboards data views or AI-generated outputs are accurate complete and ready for distribution
• Experience defining the purpose and decision logic behind dashboarding or communication products prior to execution
• Ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams while maintaining accountability for communication quality
• US Citizenship with ability to obtain/maintain an FAA Public Trust suitability
• Must be local to and able to commute to one of our on-site locations: Annapolis Junction MD; Bowie MD; or Herndon VA

Desired Qualifications

• Background in FAA DoD congressional or other high-visibility public-sector communication environments
• Experience with dashboarding strategy executive visualization or decision-support communications
• Familiarity with AI-assisted content generation and human-in-the-loop review processes
• Experience navigating politically aware stakeholder environments where communication quality and timing are critical
• Familiarity with aviation public-sector modernization or technically complex mission programs

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 worlds 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 cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.