diff --git a/server/module_election.go b/server/module_election.go
index 6b0df0e266..06d0776dc5 100644
--- a/server/module_election.go
+++ b/server/module_election.go
@@ -134,14 +134,15 @@ func (e *elector) campaignCoordinator(ctx context.Context) error {
 		log.Info("campaign coordinator successfully",
 			zap.String("nodeID", nodeID), zap.Int64("coordinatorVersion", coordinatorVersion))
 
+		maxTaskConcurrency, checkBalanceInterval := coordinatorSchedulerSettings()
 		co := coordinator.New(
 			e.svr.info,
 			e.svr.pdClient,
 			changefeed.NewEtcdBackend(e.svr.EtcdClient),
 			e.svr.EtcdClient.GetGCServiceID(),
 			coordinatorVersion,
-			10000,
-			time.Minute,
+			maxTaskConcurrency,
+			checkBalanceInterval,
 		)
 		e.svr.setCoordinator(co)
 		err = co.Run(ctx)
@@ -191,6 +192,11 @@ func (e *elector) campaignCoordinator(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 }
 
+func coordinatorSchedulerSettings() (int, time.Duration) {
+	schedulerCfg := config.GetGlobalServerConfig().Debug.Scheduler
+	return schedulerCfg.MaxTaskConcurrency, time.Duration(schedulerCfg.CheckBalanceInterval)
+}
+
 func (e *elector) campaignLogCoordinator(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// Limit the frequency of elections to avoid putting too much pressure on the etcd server
 	rl := rate.NewLimiter(rate.Every(time.Second), 1 /* burst */)
diff --git a/server/module_election_test.go b/server/module_election_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29026943ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/module_election_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright 2026 PingCAP, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package server
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pingcap/ticdc/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestCoordinatorSchedulerSettingsUsesGlobalConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	// Scenario: the coordinator should honor the validated server scheduler config.
+	// Steps: install a temporary global config, read the coordinator settings, and
+	// verify both the concurrency limit and balance interval match the config.
+	original := config.GetGlobalServerConfig()
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		config.StoreGlobalServerConfig(original)
+	})
+
+	cfg := config.GetDefaultServerConfig()
+	cfg.Debug.Scheduler.MaxTaskConcurrency = 3
+	cfg.Debug.Scheduler.CheckBalanceInterval = config.TomlDuration(22 * time.Second)
+	config.StoreGlobalServerConfig(cfg)
+
+	maxTaskConcurrency, checkBalanceInterval := coordinatorSchedulerSettings()
+	require.Equal(t, 3, maxTaskConcurrency)
+	require.Equal(t, 22*time.Second, checkBalanceInterval)
+}