Global Litigation & Risk Manager

Life Fitness; United States; Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Hybrid work arrangement

Discretionary annual bonus opportunity

Job summary

Life Fitness / Hammer Strength seeks a Manager, Litigation & Risk Management to lead litigation, claims, and governance across global entities. You will coordinate outside counsel, manage budgets, and drive risk-aware decision-making with Quality, Engineering, and Product teams.

The role reports to the General Counsel and collaborates with Finance, Product, and Operations to strengthen the legal function and protect the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; JD, paralegal certification, risk management, insurance, or related legal training preferred.
• 5-8+ years of experience in litigation management, claims administration, legal operations, risk management, corporate governance, or a related field.
• Corporate legal department experience strongly preferred.
• Experience managing product liability claims, insurance matters, and outside counsel relationships preferred.
• Strong knowledge of litigation processes, claims management, governance, insurance, and intellectual property administration.
• Excellent project management, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage litigation, product liability claims, demand letters, subpoenas, regulatory inquiries, and dispute resolution activities.
• Partner with outside counsel and internal stakeholders on investigations, discovery, legal holds, and case strategy.
• Participate in cross-functional product risk and performance reviews, partnering with Quality, Engineering, and Product teams to identify trends and mitigate risk.
• Monitor claims, litigation exposure, reserves, settlements, and legal spend.
• Coordinate insured claims, insurance renewals, coverage matters, and recovery opportunities.
• Support Board and subsidiary governance activities, corporate records, resolutions, and corporate entity compliance requirements across U.S. and international entities.
• Partner with outside counsel to administer Life Fitness / Hammer Strength's global trademark, patent, and intellectual property portfolios, including maintenance, renewals, enforcement, and portfolio strategy.
• Develop dashboards, reports, budgets, and metrics for legal spend, claims activity, and risk exposure.
• Identify emerging legal and operational risks and partner cross-functionally to implement risk mitigation strategies.
• Improve Legal Department processes, systems, reporting, and operational efficiency.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Litigation management

Claims administration

Legal operations

Risk management

Corporate governance

Intellectual property administration

Budgeting

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

J.D.

Paralegal certification

Job description

Life Fitness / Hammer Strength seeks a Manager, Litigation & Risk Management to lead litigation, claims, and governance across global entities. You will coordinate outside counsel, manage budgets, and drive risk-aware decision-making with Quality, Engineering, and Product teams.

The role reports to the General Counsel and collaborates with Finance, Product, and Operations to strengthen the legal function and protect the business.