Basic Information

Country:

United States

State:

Date Published:

07-Apr-2026

Job ID:

46567

Travel:

You may occasionally be required to travel for business

Additional Locations:

Detroit - Michigan, Houston - Texas, San Francisco - California, New York - New York, Washington - DC

This role can be based remotely in United States

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Description and Requirements

CareerArc Code

CA-MH

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BMC empowers nearly 80% of the Forbes Global 100 to accelerate business value, faster than humanly possible. Our industry-leading portfolio unlocks human and machine potential to drive business growth, innovation, and sustainable success. BMC does this in a simple and optimized way by connecting people, systems, and data that power the world’s largest organizations so they can seize a competitive advantage.

BMC’s dynamic corporate teams are strategic and trusted advisors to the global organization supporting, enhancing, and driving BMC’s vision, culture, growth, and so much more. Each individual within the corporate teams is a valued partner to the overarching success of BMC’s employees and customers. If you are looking for a company that gives you the freedom to expand your role, focuses highly on your professional development through continuous enablement, gives you an environment where you would feel happy to come to work, then BMC is the place to be.

We’re looking for a Legal Counsel to join our team, focused on Public Sector & Government transactions!

In this role, you will provide legal guidance to our business, product and sales executives, supporting strategic deals and initiatives with our largest US government & public sector customers and partners.

You will play a key role in enabling compliant, scalable growth in highly regulated environments. You’ll draft and negotiate complex legal agreements and collaborate with cross-functional teams globally – including Legal, Finance, Product, and Sales – to address legal challenges.

If you’re looking for a place that welcomes your ideas on how to do things differently and better. If you love working with highly collaborative teams in an exciting, fast-paced environment – BMC is the place for you!

What You’ll Do:

Provide legal support for US public sector transactions, ensuring alignment with procurement laws and regulations, including FAR, DFARS, and GSA requirements
Draft and negotiate a broad range of product, licensing, subscription, confidentiality, data privacy, services, distributor, partner and reseller agreements
Advise on US government contracting best practices and stay current on regulatory developments, including flow-down clauses, compliance obligations, and risk mitigation strategies
Drive continuous improvement of standard form agreements, policies, and legal processes
Assist with due diligence and integration activities for acquisitions.
Support the organization through Sales cycles, including quarter-end and year-end priorities
Work independently while managing priorities and collaborating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders at all levels, including senior management

Requirements:

Law degree (LL.B. or equivalent)
Active license to practice law in good standing in at least one US / Canadian jurisdiction
5+ years of experience as a Legal Counsel or a similar in-house role
Experience in a software / tech company, representing the seller-side in drafting and negotiating agreements
Experience with US Federal contracting, including deep knowledge of procurement laws and regulations (FAR, DFARS, GSA), as well as flow-down requirements and compliance obligations
Solid understanding of the software sales cycle, including supporting commercial processes and deadlines.
Customer-focused mindset, with the ability to build strong relationships across cross-functional teams and global regions/time zones
Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while remaining independent, flexible, and responsive to stakeholders

Nice to Have:

US / Canadian Data Privacy certification (CIPP/US or CIPP/C)
Familiarity with US Anti-trust law.
Advanced Law Degree (LL.M.)

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Our commitment to you!

BMC’s culture is built around its people. We have 6000+ brilliant minds working together across the globe. You won’t be known just by your employee number, but for your true authentic self. BMC lets you be YOU!

If after reading the above, you are unsure if you meet the qualifications of this role but are deeply excited about BMC and this team, we still encourage you to apply! We want to attract talents from diverse backgrounds and experience to ensure we face the world together with the best ideas!

BMC is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, age, sex, creed, color, religion, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, disabled veteran or status as a protected veteran. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, visit the accommodation request page.

BMC Software maintains a strict policy of not requesting any form of payment in exchange for employment opportunities, upholding a fair and ethical hiring process.

The annual base salary range represents the low and high end of the BMC salary range for this position. Actual salaries depend on a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training, licensure, and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

The range listed is just one component of BMC's employee compensation package. Other rewards may include a variable plan and country specific benefits.

At BMC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at /near the top of the range. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $114,525 - $190,875

We use AI technology to support parts of our recruitment process, but people—not algorithms—make all final hiring decisions. AI may assist with tasks like scheduling, screening for role alignment, or helping us manage large volumes of applications more efficiently. However, candidates are reviewed by a member of our recruitment team, and interviews and hiring decisions are always made by people. We’re committed to ensuring that technology enhances fairness, efficiency, and the candidate experience—never replaces genuine human judgment.