Project Development Coordinator

Position Summary

At UPLIFT Desk, we’re not just building ergonomic workstations—we’re shaping how people work and live. As the ecommerce industry leader in height-adjustable desks, we’ve grown by delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions that promote health, productivity, and well‑being. Our success is rooted in our core values: Customer Obsession, Innovation, Accountability, and Results Oriented.

As a Project Development Coordinator, you will support the Product Development team in moving new products through the development process from initial concept through product launch. You will help keep projects organized and on schedule by maintaining project information, following up with vendors and internal teams, coordinating product documentation, and communicating project updates across departments. This role is a strong fit for someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience in project coordination/management or product development management.

• Strong organizational and task-prioritization capabilities in a fast-paced environment.

• Sense of ownership and a results-driven mindset.

• Rigorous attention to detail and data management accuracy.

• Strong proficiency in Google Docs and Sheets.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Bonus Points For:

• Experience using Airtable project management software.

• Experience using NetSuite ERP platform.

• Experience in sourcing, purchasing, supply chain, or product development.

• Industry experience in consumer products, e-commerce, or furniture.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead weekly New Product Development (NPD) status meetings, documenting key decisions and tracking action items to prevent project delays.

• Enforce design gate criteria, ensuring competitive analysis and product specs were fully finalized prior to initiating product design.

• Partner with project owners on vendor management to negotiate, gather, and document lead times, unit costs, and technical specifications.

• Maintain central product repositories, keeping all quote sheets, documentation, and product info accurate and up to date.

• Manage item master data integrity, overseeing the creation and ongoing maintenance of detailed product records.

• Facilitate Product Release Planning (PRP) meetings prior to initial purchase order placement to ensure cross-functional readiness.

• Support Integrated Business Planning (IBP) by preparing and updating monthly leadership presentation decks.

• Analyze inbound product cost data to maintain data accuracy and empower competitive pricing strategies for new launches.

• Coordinate global sample procurement, managing vendor payments and delivering final production samples to the marketing team.

• Develop and deliver post-launch product training across Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, and Warranty departments.

• Distribute vital product assets—including assembly instructions, spec sheets, box artwork, and UPC labels—to vendors and internal stakeholders.

Benefits

• A merit-based environment that rewards growth and accomplishment regardless of seniority

• Generous paid time off

• 4% 401K company matching with instant vesting (after one year)

• Excellent group health insurance available to employees and dependents, including domestic partners (medical plan, 2 dental plans, and a vision plan to choose from)

• Flexible spending account (FSA) for health care and child care costs

• Company-paid & Supplementary Life Insurance; Long-term & Short-term disability

• Free UPLIFT Desk (after one year)

• 50% discount on all UPLIFT products

• Free healthy (and not so healthy) snacks and drinks

• On-the-job training and skills development

• A supportive and engaging work culture that promotes healthy living

Position Details

• Compensation:$62K

• Type: Full-time

• Employee Status: Regular

• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm, 40 hours per week

• Location: Austin, Texas

About UPLIFT Desk

As a fast growing, mid-sized Direct To Consumer (DTC) brand company, it’s our mission to deliver sincere, world-class customer service. We provide optimally designed, quality office solutions to customers. We focus on happier & healthier customers and employees!

UPLIFT Desk has revolutionized the way people shop for office furniture. It all starts with our award winning UPLIFT Standing Desk, made even better when accessorized with our entire UPLIFT office furniture line. Our product line includes most furniture an office could need. We design office products that optimize customers’ comfort, health, and productivity. Our Product Development team focuses on designing the highest quality ergonomic office furniture. Then our Content team's ecommerce website offers customers the ability to configure products specifically to their needs. Our amazing Order Processing and Warehouse teams make sure we have inventory and ship orders the same day. Customers receive award winning support from our Sales and Customer Service and Warranty teams. We offer the best 15 year warranty in the business! Our Interior Design and Contract Sales teams specialize in large office furniture layouts for commercial buildings that serve most Fortune 500 companies.

Award winning UPLIFT Desk is loved globally!

• Rated Best Standing Desk by New York Times Wirecutter 8 years in a row

• Hundreds of thousands of happy customers around the world sit and stand at an UPLIFT Desk

• Google reviews - 4.9 rating with thousands of reviews

We value our environment:

• We plant 5 new trees in U.S. National Forests for every solid wood desk sold. By partnering with National Forest Foundation, we're able to plant tens of thousands of new trees each year

• Solar powered operations: Our Austin facilities produce over a megawatt of electricity through roof-mounted solar panels on three large warehouses

• We use sustainable materials in our products. Some examples are:

• Bamboo Desktops, Drawers, & Motion Boards: The world's fastest-growing plant, Moso bamboo is a grass that grows as quickly as an inch an hour

• Eco Curve Desktops: Eco Curve desktops use 100% recycled MDF and have the lowest carbon footprint in the industry due to not using edgebanding, backer boards, adhesives, or solvents

• Rubberwood Desktops: Pará rubber trees produce 99% of the world's natural rubber latex. The rubber production lifespan of these trees is exhausted after about 25-30 years. Our rubberwood desktops give the trees a second life

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)

UPLIFT Desk believes in building an organization whose staff reflects the true diversity of our community. We hire, promote, and reward employees based on results and professional performance. UPLIFT Desk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, creed, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, partnership status, ancestry, disability, or veteran status.

To all recruitment agencies: We do not accept agency resumes. UPLIFT Desk is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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