Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence. They are seeking a Business Development Associate Account Manager to support the identification and growth of new business for the DMHS Sector Team, providing strategic and analytical support across key growth functions.
Responsibilities
- Manage the full sales cycle from initial outreach to closing deals, ensuring a consistent flow of high-quality opportunities
- Partner with growth leadership to provide operational and analytical support across the business development lifecycle
- Analyze and interpret competitor budget obligations, funding profiles, and positioning strategies to inform capture efforts
- Research customer programs, historical spend, and budget justifications to identify strategic opportunities
- Provide insight and recommendations based on market, financial, and operational data to support strategic decision-making
- Support proposal teams with inputs for pricing, past performance, and program intelligence
- Collaborate closely with capture managers, business development leads, and delivery teams to align capture strategies with organizational goals
- Contribute to long-range growth planning, including pipeline management, investment planning, and opportunity assessments
- Maintain awareness of key government contracting trends, vehicles, and customer priorities
Skills
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Business Administration, Business Information Technology, or related field
- Minimum of 1 year of relevant professional experience supporting business operations, capture, or growth in a government contracting environment
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to synthesize large data sets into actionable insights
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Working knowledge of the federal contract lifecycle and government acquisition processes
- Experience using data visualization tools, such as Power BI
- Familiarity with federal budget documents (e.g., President's Budget, Congressional Justification Books)
- Experience supporting strategic planning or pipeline development in a federal contracting environment
- Knowledge of industry tools and platforms (GovWin, FPDS, SAM.gov, etc.)
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life
- Health savings account
- Short/long term disability
- EAP
- Parental leave
- 401(k)
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
- Company paid holidays
Company Overview
Peraton Fearlessly solving the toughest national security challenges. It was founded in 1992, and is headquartered in Woodbridge, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.peraton.com/.