Government Relations Manager

Peraton is seeking an accomplished Government Relations Manager to join the companys enterprise-wide government relations strategy and function. Reporting to the Vice President Government Relations the Government Relations Manager will represent Peratons legislative and policy interests on Capitol Hill with primary focus on committees with jurisdictional oversight of civilian agencies cybersecurity and government information technology. Additionally as a key external representative of Peraton they must embody Peratons core values always acting with integrity and trust a we before I mindset and honoring the missions we serve.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish cultivate and sustain enduring Peraton relationships with Members of Congress their staff and relevant professional committees.
• Collaborate with Government Relations peers to ensure Congressional strategies account for Executive branch policy and regulatory approaches and leverage think tanks trade associations and industry coalitions to maximize Peratons impact.
• Raise Peratons profile on Capitol Hill as the nations largest transformative enterprise IT provider and national security mission capability integrator.
• Collaborate with Peratons Political Action Committee on congressional strategy and priorities.
• Through research analysis and collaboration ensure insights into key government influencers are captured summarized and articulated.
• Liaise and partner across Peratons Sector and functional departments to ensure content development across key influence vectors is aligned to our corporate and business objectives.
• Collaborate across Peraton to develop content and policy materials to support goals.

Required Qualifications:

• Team player who is a self-starter decisive able to work independently organize and prioritize daily workload in a fast-paced environment has exceptional attention to detail and deadlines outstanding judgement and discretion and is passionate about their work.
• Bachelors degree in political science international affairs or a similar field with 10 years in government relations including professional staff on Capitol Hill and/or Executive branch legislative affairs. The ideal candidate will have one or more experiences in the following:
  • Federal government services industry
  • Federal agency and/or Congressional staff oversight expertise in civilian agencies information technology and/or the General Services Administration
  • Enterprise information technology programs and cloud.
• Established bipartisan relationships with Members of Congress and relevant committee staff.
• Deep knowledge of the federal budget process legislative process and appropriations expertise.
• Proven ability to manage legislative requirements across a diverse set of federal government business interests.
• Demonstrated success researching and crafting analytic assessments.
• Impeccable communication skills verbal and written to confidently and comfortably communicate concisely and precisely with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills; data analytics a plus.
• Ability to travel as required up to 10%
• US Citizenship

Desired Qualifications:

• Congressional Staff experience
• Policy and lobbying experience
• Entrepreneurial and a creative strategist
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to operate in a fast-paced environment
• Action-oriented and decisive yet apply critical thinking when faced with complex problems
• Agility: Ability to act and react quickly and flexibly in a fast-paced environment with ability to thrive in ambiguous entrepreneurial and dynamic environments

What Success Looks Like:

• Government relations is a core driver of growth strategy not a supporting function
• Peraton is consistently positioned ahead of major policy funding and acquisition decisions
• The company is recognized as a trusted and influential voice across the national security and federal contracting ecosystem
• External engagement is fully synchronized with capture pipeline and strategic priorities

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.