Lead, Data Validation Specialist

Addepar, Inc.; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Addepar in Pune, India, seeks a Lead Data Validation Specialist to oversee a team ensuring accuracy and integrity of financial data during onboarding.

This role focuses on process consistency, hands-on data review, and collaboration with Sales, Client Solutions, Product, and Engineering to deliver reliable data conversions.

Applicants must be eligible to work in India; visa sponsorship is not provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Math, Economics, or related data field.
• 3+ years of data validation, financial operations, data quality assurance, or related field.
• 1+ year of people leadership or team coordination experience preferred.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with high-volume data accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills across teams.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets, internal tools, and web-based platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Data Validation Specialists, delivering regular feedback and supporting career development.
• Manage work allocation, prioritization, and execution to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery.
• Review and audit data validation projects to ensure standards adherence.
• Drive process improvements to increase data quality and reduce turnaround time.
• Develop and maintain documentation, templates, and SOPs for data validation.
• Collaborate across Sales, Client Solutions, Product, and Engineering to deliver integrated solutions.
• Foster a collaborative culture focused on learning and client success.
• Perform hands-on data validation and reconciliation alongside team leadership.

Skills

Data validation

Team leadership

Communication

Spreadsheet proficiency

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

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 1,500 firms in 60 countries use Addepar to manage and advise on nearly $10 trillion in assets. Its open platform integrates with 650 software, data and consulting partners to power end-to-end investment operations across firms of all sizes and levels of complexity. Addepar supports clients worldwide with offices in New York City, Salt Lake City, São Paulo, London, Edinburgh, Geneva, Warsaw, Dubai, Pune and Singapore.

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 legal authorization to work in the country where this role is based on the first day of employment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

What You’ll Do

• Lead 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
• Maintain a personal set of data validation projects, performing hands-on review and reconciliation of client data alongside team leadership responsibilities

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, ideally in Business, Finance, Math, Economics, or another data-oriented field
• 3+ years of experience in data validation, financial operations, data quality assurance, or a related field
• 1+ 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. We commit to promoting a welcoming environment where inclusion and belonging are held as a shared responsibility.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.