Product Launch Manager
Role Overview
Torpey is preparing to enter a new market with two newly-engineered high performance sports products, following several years of R&D investment and a structured go-to-market plan.
Torpey are seeking a Product Launch Manager to take up a senior, commercially driven role in bringing these products successfully to market via a coordinated, high-impact launch, whilst working closely with the Torpey leadership, development and marketing personnel.
This is a fixed-term, minimum 9-month contract ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, growth-focused environment, and can bring previous product launch experience and hands-on execution.
Location: Hybrid - with travel to/from Ire/UK required
Position Type: Flexible, Part-Time or Full-Time considered
Reports to: Managing Director (MD)
Salary: €55k – 75k pro rata depending on experience and passion
How to Apply: Submit CV and Cover Letter to careers@torpey.ie
Key Responsibilities
Commercial Leadership & Revenue Delivery
- Own the commercial launch plan for Torpey’s new sports products, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities, sales targets, and planned market positioning.
- Translate market insights and internal strategy into clear sales objectives and KPIs, ensuring launch performance is both measurable and accountable.
- Work cross-functionally to support sales readiness, channel strategy, pricing decisions, and distribution planning.
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Performance Tracking & Reporting
- Build a KPI framework for the full launch cycle
- Produce weekly and monthly reporting on progress, risks, and commercial impact
- Deliver actionable recommendations to optimise performance
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Launch Planning
- Lead and coordinate the launch project end to end, including timelines, checkpoints, internal communication flows, and stakeholder alignment.
- Collaborate closely with marketing team on content, campaign planning, and go to market sequencing, ensuring a targeted marketing execution.
- Work directly with Torpey’s leadership, engineering and production teams to maintain launch readiness and ensure product availability aligns with marketing.
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Launch Events & Engagement
- Coordinate product presence at key locations, tournaments, partner locations, or community events where required.
- Be available and willing to work occasional evening / weekend to support critical launch-period activities, events, or content capture sessions.
- Gather feedback and insights from early users for future potential product iterations
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Required Experience / Skills
- 5-8+ years in product launch, commercial management, category management, or go-to-market roles.
- Proven track record executing multi-channel consumer product launches, ideally in sport, performance equipment, or comparable industries.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional teams
- Strong commercial acumen with comfort owning KPIs, forecasting, and revenue-linked decision-making
- Excellent project management, able to drive clarity, structure, and high-quality execution
- Collaborative communication style, with the confidence to lead alignment across senior stakeholders.