Manager, Global Early Careers & Accelerate Sales Program

Position Overview

BMC Software is seeking a strategic and relationship‑driven Manager, Early Careers & Accelerate Sales Program to build and scale our global early‑career talent ecosystem within the Sales organization.

The successful candidate will own BMC's early careers strategy across university partnerships, internship programs, graduate talent initiatives, employer branding, and early‑career sales development. Working closely with Talent Acquisition, Sales Leadership, HR, and Marketing, they will build on a scalable framework that strengthens BMC's presence within university communities and builds sustainable talent pipelines aligned to business growth objectives.

This role serves as the primary connector between BMC and the external early‑career talent market, acting as a visible ambassador for the company while partnering with Talent Acquisition teams on hiring execution. Success will be measured through the strength of university partnerships, growth of early‑career talent communities, intern conversion rates, employer brand awareness, and the long‑term progression of early‑career hires.

• Lead and evolve BMC's Accelerate Sales Program and broader early careers strategy, creating scalable programs and experiences that attract, develop and convert future sales talent while aligning with Sales and GTM workforce priorities.
• Own BMC's university engagement strategy, maximizing the impact of existing partnerships while proactively identifying and developing new relationships aligned with BMC's future talent needs. Build strategic connections with career services teams, faculty members and student organizations to strengthen BMC's campus presence, increase employer brand awareness and create sustainable pipelines of high‑potential talent.
• Serve as the primary ambassador for BMC within university communities, driving campus engagement activities, career fairs, workshops, events and employer branding initiatives that attract high‑potential talent and elevate BMC's reputation as an employer of choice.
• Own and scale BMC's global internship program, partnering with business leaders and managers to deliver meaningful project experiences, structured development opportunities, mentoring and strong conversion outcomes into full‑time roles.
• Build and nurture a global early‑career talent community, maintaining engagement with interns, graduates, alumni and prospective candidates through ongoing communication, networking initiatives and talent development programs that support future hiring needs.
• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, Sales Leadership, HR and Marketing to inform hiring strategies, support early‑career recruitment efforts and ensure a consistent and compelling experience for candidates and future employees while driving strong retention and progression of early‑career hires.

• Experience leading early‑career programs, university partnerships, internship initiatives, talent development programs, employer branding initiatives or related talent pipeline strategies.
• Demonstrated success building and managing strategic relationships with universities, educational institutions, student organizations or external talent communities.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across Sales, Talent Acquisition, HR, Marketing and leadership teams.
• Comfortable representing an organization externally while serving as a strategic partner internally, balancing relationship building, program leadership and business objectives.
• Experience designing and scaling programs, frameworks and processes within a fast‑paced evolving environment.
• Exceptional communication, presentation and relationship‑building skills with a passion for developing future talent and creating meaningful career pathways.

The annual base salary range is $102,150 – $170,250. Actual salaries depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensing, certifications and other business and organizational needs.

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

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.