Lead, Data Validation Specialist

Who We Are Addepar is a global data and AI platform empowering investment professionals to turn complex financial information into actionable intelligence. Addepar unifies portfolio, market and client data in a total portfolio view and delivers AI-powered insights within investment and client workflows. More than 1,400 firms in nearly 60 countries use Addepar to manage and advise on nearly $9 trillion in assets.

Its open platform integrates with nearly 650 software, data and consulting partners to power end-to-end investment operations across firms of all sizes and complexity. Addepar supports clients worldwide with offices in New York City, Salt Lake City, London, Edinburgh, Pune, Dubai, Geneva, Singapore and São Paulo.

The Role We are seeking a Lead, Data Validation Specialist to oversee a team of Data Validation Specialists responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data during new client onboarding. You’ll manage daily workflows, ensure consistent data quality across projects, and serve as the primary liaison between the Data Validations team and cross-functional partners. This is primarily a non-client-facing role that plays a key part behind the scenes, requiring focus, consistency, and comfort with repetitive work.  

It’s a great fit for someone who enjoys working with data in a structured way and takes pride in getting the details right.

You’ll be instrumental in fostering a collaborative team culture, driving consistency in our data conversions, and contributing to the growth of both your team and our global function. Applicants must have, and maintain, the right to work in the United Kingdom from the first day of employment. Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

What You’ll DoLead and mentor a team of Data Validation Specialists, supporting career development, delivering regular feedback, and helping individuals thrive in their role Manage a team’s work allocation, prioritization, and execution to ensure on-time, high-quality project delivery

Review and audit data validation projects to ensure adherence to standards and best practices

Drive process improvements to increase data occurrence, reduce turnaround time, and enhance scalability

Develop and maintain documentation, templates, and standard operating procedures for data validation

Collaborate cross-functionally across global teams, including Sales, Client Solutions, Product, and Engineering, to deliver integrated solutions

Foster a team culture that values collaboration, learning, and a shared commitment to client success

Identify and implement AI-driven automation and LLM integrations to streamline implementation

Who You Are Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, ideally in Business, Finance, Math, Economics, or another data-oriented field3+ years of experience in data validation, financial operations, data quality assurance, or a related field1+ year of people leadership or team coordination experience preferred

Strong organizational and analytical skills, with a proven track record of maintaining accuracy in high-volume data environments

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to guide and influence across teams

Proficiency with spreadsheets (e.g., Excel), internal tools, and web-based platforms

Familiarity with financial data is a plus, but not required. Quick to learn new systems and follow structured processes for data navigation and validation

Process-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset and strong attention to detail

Our Values Act Like an Owner
- Think and operate with intention, purpose and care. Own outcomes.

Build Together
- Collaborate to unlock the best solutions. Deliver lasting value. Champion Our Clients
- Exceed client expectations. Our clients’ success is our success. Drive Innovation
- Be bold and unconstrained in problem solving. Transform the industry. Embrace Learning
- Engage our community to broaden our perspective. Bring a growth mindset. In addition to our core values, Addepar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We seek to bring together diverse ideas, experiences, skill sets, perspectives, backgrounds and identities to drive innovative solutions.…