Product Development Coordinator

JOB SUMMARY: The Product Development Coordinator supports the product team by managing the flow of internal product development tasks from intake through completion. This role is responsible for tracking, assigning, inspecting, organizing, and following up on tasks to ensure work moves through the development process clearly and consistently. This is an internal-facing role with no direct client interaction. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, persistent with follow-up, and comfortable working with product managers, developers, QA, and internal stakeholders. This person does not need to write code, but they should be comfortable working in a technical environment and understanding how product development work moves from request to release. WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING: Task Management • Manage and monitor product development tasks throughout their lifecycle. • Review incoming tasks for completeness, clarity, priority, and required details. • Assign tasks to the appropriate product, development, or QA team member. • Track task status, ownership, due dates, blockers, and next steps. • Follow up with team members to keep tasks moving forward. • Identify stale, incomplete, duplicate, or blocked tasks and escalate when needed. • Ensure tasks are updated accurately and consistently in the project management system. Product Team Coordination • Work closely with product managers, developers, QA, and internal stakeholders. • Help clarify task requirements before work begins. • Coordinate handoffs between product, development, and QA. • Support sprint planning, backlog review, release preparation, and internal prioritization meetings. • Maintain visibility into what is in progress, what is waiting, and what needs attention. • Help the product team stay organized and focused on the highest-priority work. Inspection & Follow-Up • Inspect tasks before, during, and after development to ensure required information is included. • Confirm that tasks have clear acceptance criteria, supporting notes, screenshots, examples, or related documentation when needed. • Verify that completed tasks meet the documented request before they are closed. • Track open questions, missing information, blockers, and unresolved issues. • Follow up consistently until tasks are completed, reassigned, clarified, or escalated. Documentation & Process • Maintain clean, accurate, and organized product development records. • Document decisions, status changes, and action items related to tasks. • Help improve task templates, workflows, naming conventions, and tracking processes. • Support reporting on task volume, aging tasks, blocked items, completed work, and team throughput. • Identify gaps in the task management process and recommend improvements. REQUIREMENTS: • 1–3 years of experience in project coordination, product operations, technical administration, software support, QA coordination, or a similar role. • Experience working with tasks, task boards, project management systems, or issue tracking tools. • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. • Excellent follow-up and ownership mindset. • Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and open items at once. • Clear written and verbal communication skills. • Comfortable working with product, development, and technical teams. • Ability to understand technical discussions well enough to document, track, and clarify work. Preferred Qualifications • Experience supporting software development or product teams. • Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or sprint-based workflows. • Experience with backlog management, QA coordination, or release tracking. • Ability to identify unclear requirements and ask strong follow-up questions. • Basic understanding of software development lifecycles. • Experience creating reports or dashboards related to task status, team workload, or project progress.