App Development Project Coordinator

The App Development Project Coordinator supports the planning, execution, and delivery of mobile and web applications with a specific focus on coordinating offshore development team. This role is responsible for managing communication, aligning offshore team with in-house stakeholders, tracking development progress, and ensuring timely delivery of app projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• App Development Coordination: Work closely with offshore app development team to coordinate the planning, development, and delivery of mobile and web applications.


• Sprint Planning: Plan sprints, managing sprint backlogs, and ensuring offshore development team are on track with their assigned tasks, especially across different time zones.


• Communication: Serve as the primary point of contact between in-house stakeholders (product owners, UX/UI designers, QA teams) and offshore development team. Ensure clear communication of app requirements, updates, and issues.


• Task Tracking: Use project management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello, Asana) to track and manage offshore development tasks, monitor progress, and follow up on milestones to ensure deadlines are met.


• Documentation: Maintain detailed project documentation, including user stories, technical specs, and status reports, ensuring offshore team have clear guidelines and requirements.


• Meeting Facilitation: Organize and lead daily or weekly remote meetings with offshore team to monitor progress, address issues, and ensure alignment with in-house teams. This includes daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.


• Quality Assurance Coordination: Collaborate with QA teams to ensure offshore developers deliver high-quality code and that app features are tested and meet quality standards before release.


• Change Management: Manage changes in project scope, timelines, or deliverables, and effectively communicate these changes to both in-house and offshore team.


• App Store Coordination: Assist in preparing app releases, coordinating with offshore developers to ensure all necessary documentation and assets are ready for App Store and Google Play submission.


• Reporting: Provide regular updates to the Director of R&D and stakeholders on the progress of offshore development, identifying risks, and addressing any roadblocks.

• Experience: 1-3 years of experience in project coordination, preferably working with offshore or distributed development teams in a mobile or web app development environment.


• Technical Skills: Familiarity with mobile and web app development processes (Agile/Scrum methodologies) and experience with project management tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.).


• Offshore Team Coordination: Experience working with offshore development teams, understanding the challenges of managing teams across different time zones.


• App Development Knowledge: Understanding of mobile platforms (iOS, Android).


• Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills to effectively manage remote collaboration and bridge cultural and language differences.


• Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and time zone challenges in an app development environment.


• Problem-Solving: Capable of identifying and resolving project challenges involving offshore teams.


• Certifications: Project management certifications (e.g., CAPM, PMP, CSM) are a plus.

Preferred Skills:

• Familiarity with the app store submission processes for both iOS and Android platforms.


• Understanding of deployment pipelines (e.g., CI/CD) and version control systems (e.g., Git).


• Knowledge of app testing, user feedback loops, and analytics tools (e.g., Firebase, App Annie).


• Experience in managing cultural and language differences with offshore teams.

Key Competencies:

• Strong organizational and time management skills to coordinate across multiple time zones.


• Proactive in managing offshore team needs and potential communication challenges.


• Effective at problem-solving and addressing project risks remotely.


• Team player with the ability to foster collaboration across geographically distributed teams.