Freelance Technical Program Manager — NPD Lead (Hybrid)

Loop Earplugs; Antwerpen; Hybrid; EUR 83,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Loop Earplugs is seeking an experienced freelance Technical Program Manager to own complex cross-functional delivery across product, design, engineering, operations and commercial workstreams. You’ll independently lead moderately complex New Product Development (NPD), Front-End Innovation, Technology Development or Sustaining programs from initiation through launch and monitoring.

You’ll bring the structure, judgment and momentum needed to keep teams aligned, surface risks early and turn complex

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading cross-functional new product development or related technical programs coordinating product, design, engineering, operations and commercial workstreams from initiation through launch.
• Independently lead moderately complex New Product Development (NPD), Front-End Innovation, Technology Development or Sustaining programs from initiation through launch and monitoring.
• Bring structure, judgment and momentum to keep teams aligned, surface risks early and turn dependencies into an executable program.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated cross-functional program plan, translating approved scope into milestones, deliverables, dependencies and decision points.
• Connect planning across Product, Design, Engineering, Operations, Marketing and specialist Program Managers.
• Maintain one reliable source of truth for NPD and technical program delivery, tracking progress against timing, capacity and budget assumptions.
• Spot critical-path changes, planning conflicts, resource constraints and program risks early, driving mitigation actions through to closure.
• Apply Loop’s governance framework including risk management, scope and change control, budget and capacity tracking, and gate-readiness reviews.

Skills

Cross-functional program management

New product development

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Project planning & scheduling

Governance & gate reviews

AI in workflow

Job description

Loop Earplugs is seeking an experienced freelance Technical Program Manager to own complex cross-functional delivery across product, design, engineering, operations and commercial workstreams. You’ll independently lead moderately complex New Product Development (NPD), Front-End Innovation, Technology Development or Sustaining programs from initiation through launch and monitoring.

You’ll bring the structure, judgment and momentum needed to keep teams aligned, surface risks early and turn complex