diff --git a/manifests/deps.pp b/manifests/deps.pp
index 2b2aca0..eb3dc5c 100644
--- a/manifests/deps.pp
+++ b/manifests/deps.pp
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ class cloudkitty::deps {
   -> Cloudkitty_api_paste_ini<||>
   ~> Anchor['cloudkitty::config::end']
 
+  # all coordination settings should be applied and all packages should be
+  # installed before service startup
+  Oslo::Coordination<||> -> Anchor['cloudkitty::service::begin']
+
   # all db settings should be applied and all packages should be installed
   # before dbsync starts
   Oslo::Db<||> -> Anchor['cloudkitty::dbsync::begin']
diff --git a/manifests/orchestrator.pp b/manifests/orchestrator.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b8948d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/orchestrator.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# == Class: cloudkitty::orchestrator
+#
+# Setup and configure Cloudkitty orchestrator settings.
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+# [*coordination_url*]
+#   (Optional) Coordination backend URL.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
+# [*max_workers*]
+#   (Optional) Maximal number of workers to run.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
+# [*max_threads*]
+#   (Optional) Maximal numer of threads to use per worker.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
+class cloudkitty::orchestrator (
+  $coordination_url = $::os_service_default,
+  $max_workers      = $::os_service_default,
+  $max_threads      = $::os_service_default
+) {
+
+  include cloudkitty::deps
+
+  $max_workers_real = pick($::cloudkitty::processor::max_workers, $max_workers)
+
+  oslo::coordination{ 'cloudkitty_config':
+    backend_url   => $coordination_url,
+    manage_config => false,
+  }
+
+  cloudkitty_config {
+    'orchestrator/coordination_url': value => $coordination_url;
+    'orchestrator/max_workers':      value => $max_workers_real;
+    'orchestrator/max_threads':      value => $max_threads;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/processor.pp b/manifests/processor.pp
index cf94987..39c5107 100644
--- a/manifests/processor.pp
+++ b/manifests/processor.pp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 #   (optional) Endpoint URL type
 #   Default to $::os_service_default
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+#
 # [*max_workers*]
 #   (optional) Number of max workers for processor
 #   Default to $::os_service_default
@@ -69,12 +71,18 @@ class cloudkitty::processor (
   $auth_section      = 'keystone_authtoken',
   $region_name       = $::os_service_default,
   $interface         = $::os_service_default,
-  $max_workers       = $::os_service_default,
+  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+  $max_workers       = undef,
 ) {
 
   include cloudkitty::deps
   include cloudkitty::params
 
+  if $max_workers != undef {
+    warning('The max_workers parameter is deprecated. Use the cloudkitty::orchestrator class.')
+  }
+  include cloudkitty::orchestrator
+
   package { 'cloudkitty-processor':
     ensure => $package_ensure,
     name   => $::cloudkitty::params::processor_package_name,
@@ -116,7 +124,6 @@ class cloudkitty::processor (
     'collector_gnocchi/auth_section': value => $auth_section;
     'collector_gnocchi/region_name':  value => $region_name;
     'collector_gnocchi/interface':    value => $interface;
-    'orchestrator/max_workers':       value => $max_workers;
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/orchestrator-2f9ead1187266db8.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/orchestrator-2f9ead1187266db8.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a48e0f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/orchestrator-2f9ead1187266db8.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``cloudkitty::orchestrator`` class has been added.
+
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The ``cloudkitty::processor::max_workers`` parameter has been deprecated
+    in favor of the new ``cloudkitty::orchestrator::max_workers`` parameter.
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloudkitty_orchestrator_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloudkitty_orchestrator_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6be1397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/cloudkitty_orchestrator_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'cloudkitty::orchestrator' do
+
+  shared_examples_for 'cloudkitty::orchestrator' do
+
+    context 'with defaults' do
+      it { is_expected.to contain_class('cloudkitty::deps') }
+
+      it 'configures orchestrator' do
+        is_expected.to contain_cloudkitty_config('orchestrator/coordination_url')\
+          .with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_oslo__coordination('cloudkitty_config').with(
+          :backend_url   => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :manage_config => false,
+        )
+        is_expected.to contain_cloudkitty_config('orchestrator/max_workers').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_cloudkitty_config('orchestrator/max_threads').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with parameters set' do
+      let :params do
+        {
+          :coordination_url => 'etcd3+http://127.0.0.1:2379',
+          :max_workers      => 4,
+          :max_threads      => 20,
+        }
+      end
+
+      it 'configures orchestrator' do
+        is_expected.to contain_cloudkitty_config('orchestrator/coordination_url')\
+          .with_value('etcd3+http://127.0.0.1:2379')
+        is_expected.to contain_oslo__coordination('cloudkitty_config').with(
+          :backend_url   => 'etcd3+http://127.0.0.1:2379',
+          :manage_config => false,
+        )
+        is_expected.to contain_cloudkitty_config('orchestrator/max_workers').with_value(4)
+        is_expected.to contain_cloudkitty_config('orchestrator/max_threads').with_value(20)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  on_supported_os({
+    :supported_os   => OSDefaults.get_supported_os
+  }).each do |os,facts|
+    context "on #{os}" do
+      let (:facts) do
+        facts.merge!(OSDefaults.get_facts())
+      end
+
+      it_configures 'cloudkitty::orchestrator'
+    end
+  end
+
+end