Assistant to the CEO / Chief of Staff

Responsibilities :

Peraton is seeking an energetic, seasoned Assistant to the CEO / Chief of Staff who will partner with our executive leadership team to provide day-to-day operational support.

This position is located in Reston, VA with the opportunity for a flexible, hybrid work approach.

This individual will be responsible for :

Planning and executing connections and meet ups among dozens of different stakeholders in and outside of Peraton. Determining how to maximize the time we spend together is a fundamental component of this role.

Developing content for strategy, projects, board meetings, and other critical deliverables in a way that conveys information that resonates with its intended audience.

This content includes Board presentations and require significant creative thinking and excellent visualization skills.

Supporting facilitation of strategy meetings and leveraging facilitation techniques that empower creative collaboration among executive teams

Assisting in meeting planning and preparation work, i.e., drafting agendas, minutes, and information on meetings

Strong ability to manage calendars, internal and external business meetings, conference calls, etc.

Extensive first-level point of contact and people skills, including previous experience working with a broad array of strong personalities, calendar management, travel, and all other forms of communication.

Providing administrative support to the CEO, and the executive team, as needed.

Maintaining frequently changing calendars and coordinate all aspects of confidential executive level appointments, meetings, receptions, town halls, video conferences and live meetings

Securing information from various sources, including highly sensitive and confidential company and employee information

Providing financial report support and preparing expense reports from receipts and schedule

Qualifications :

A minimum of 8 years of professional experience

A bachelor’s degree in a business-related field; Experience in lieu of a degree will be considered (eg. 4 additional years for a bachelors)

High level proficiency with full Microsoft suite of products, with a strong focus on PowerPoint and Excel

Strong business acumen or willingness to learn how we run the business

Initiative, event-planner-like organization skills

Supreme attention to detail and responsiveness

Strong interpersonal communication skills listening is really important as is questioning

Collaborative : Ability to work cross-functionally with internal teams

Ability to handle stressful business situations in a rapid changing environment

High level of confidence and protection for confidential files and communications

Ability to juggle multiple priorities flawlessly in a cool, calm, and professional manner

The ability to be flexible, recognizing that you may be managing several conflicting stakeholder needs

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 world’s 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 can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range :

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.