Jobs at StepStone Group

Supports private debt business development and product management through client service, customer-oriented analysis, reporting, monitoring, marketing document optimization, and AI-driven automation. Collaborates with research, investment, legal, compliance, sales, and reporting teams to present investment products and fulfill institutional client requests. The role requires strong analytical, writing, communication, project management, Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint skills, along with private markets knowledge and attention to detail.

Supports infrastructure private equity transactions and responsible investment activities through financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, ESG analysis, client advisory, investment materials, and research. Develops ESG reporting, presentations, RFP responses, and legal documentation; monitors global sustainability trends and advises leadership on ESG practices. Requires transaction experience, strong written and verbal communication, client interaction skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a global team.

Reviews quarterly reports, financial statements, investment schedules, capital account information, and cash flow notices to accurately enter and reconcile data. Analyzes fund performance, portfolio investments, market trends, and investment activity across strategies, sectors, and geographies. Manages client data requests and reporting deadlines while supporting quarterly, annual, ad hoc, and client-related projects within a global team.

Supports the Marketing & Communications team with branded marketing materials, content library and SharePoint administration, helpdesk support, communications campaigns, thought leadership tracking, competitive research, and AI-enabled workflow improvements. Coordinates internal events, manages invitations and RSVPs, maintains office swag inventory, creates digital assets, photographs events, and sends follow-up communications. The role is full-time, hourly, and in-office four days per week in La Jolla.

Supports integrated marketing initiatives through branded content creation, event coordination, marketing analytics, dashboard maintenance, website and employee profile updates, digital campaigns, email marketing, and platform administration. Coordinates logistics, vendors, attendees, inventory, payments, meetings, and conference calls. The role also assists with culture and charitable programs while contributing to firmwide communications in a collaborative, in-person environment.

Evaluates private equity co-investments and primary fund opportunities across sourcing, due diligence, underwriting, valuation, execution, and portfolio monitoring. Develops financial models, investment perspectives, and Investment Committee materials; assesses managers, funds, transactions, risks, returns, and portfolio construction. Coordinates external stakeholders, supports transaction closings, maintains sponsor relationships, contributes to market analysis, and mentors junior team members.

MBA summer associate supporting private debt investment activities, including fund and manager due diligence, financial statement and track record analysis, market research, investment opportunity evaluation, fund summaries, investment memoranda, and portfolio monitoring. The role requires communicating investment views, participating in Investment Committee discussions, analyzing credit strategies, and collaborating with senior research staff and fund managers.

Provides transactional legal support for private debt activities, including credit agreements, fund finance, structured products, CLOs, SPVs, securitizations, and loan transfers. Drafts and negotiates documentation, supports closings, restructurings, fund formation, and client mandates, and identifies regulatory and tax issues. Coordinates internal workstreams, outside counsel, and cross-border matters while advising on compliance, information barriers, and post-closing portfolio matters.

Supports performance analysis teams with portfolio monitoring, reporting, and data and risk operations. Reviews and reconciles quarterly reports, capital account information, and fund cash flows; manages client data requests and reporting deadlines; analyzes portfolios across strategies, sectors, and geographies; and develops financial markets and private markets expertise.

Leads private markets RFP, RFI, and DDQ responses for private wealth clients, coordinating cross-functional teams and validating investment data. Maintains diligence content repositories, develops Power BI and workflow automation, improves data quality controls, supports client presentations and portfolio update meetings, and mentors junior staff. The role requires expertise in private markets products, performance metrics, reporting systems, and client-specific diligence communications.

Leads private debt co-investment activities, including sourcing opportunities, conducting investment and market due diligence, monitoring portfolio performance, analyzing credit and equity investments, preparing investment memoranda, and presenting recommendations to the Investment Committee. The role requires strong quantitative modeling, valuation, investment judgment, communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills with private credit fund managers.

Supports private debt investment evaluation through financial analysis, fund manager due diligence, investment opportunity tracking, performance monitoring, and preparation of fund summaries and investment memoranda. The Analyst develops investment recommendations, analyzes sectors and credit strategies, communicates findings to investment teams and committees, and participates in manager meetings and ongoing diligence.

Advise on U.S. and cross-border tax matters involving private investment funds, transactions, fund formations, entity structures, and investor arrangements. Responsibilities include tax due diligence, structuring recommendations, document negotiation, withholding and FATCA classifications, regulatory monitoring, external advisor management, compliance support, and tax training.

Supports UK wealth business development and client servicing by coordinating sales requests, internal stakeholders, client materials, RFPs, due diligence, CRM updates, reporting, market research, and pipeline activity. The role works across EMEA teams and supports wealth managers, private banks, financial advisers, and other distribution partners, with responsibility for accurate deliverables, client-ready communications, relationship support, and process improvements.

Supports institutional client relationships within a private markets business development team. Coordinates inbound requests, stakeholder responses, deadlines, client materials, RFPs, reporting, meetings, and market research. Reviews deliverables for accuracy, maintains servicing workflows, and partners with investment and product teams to provide consistent client support. The role offers increasing responsibility for client relationships and business development initiatives.

Summer Analysts support private equity fund, co-investment, and secondary transactions through financial modeling, quantitative and qualitative research, due diligence, underwriting, market analysis, and investment memorandum preparation. They collaborate with investment professionals, fund managers, and portfolio company executives, develop recommendations, and present findings to the Investment Committee.

Leads corporate finance activities including revenue forecasting, annual budgeting, expense management, FP&A, variance analysis, public company reporting, KPI analysis, financial presentations, and cross-functional strategic projects. Partners with senior management, department heads, accounting, investor relations, and other teams to support financial planning, reporting, and budgeting system implementation.

Conduct market research, financial analysis, valuation, and Excel-based modeling for infrastructure and real assets investments. Support due diligence on fund investments, co-investments, and secondary transactions; monitor fund manager and portfolio company performance; assess prospective managers; and help prepare written investment recommendations for the Investment Committee.

Supports venture capital portfolio analytics through investment database maintenance, data collection and governance, SQL-based dataflows, data transformations, reporting, and performance analysis. Assists with investor data requests and collaborates with investment and technology teams to improve data processes. Requires strong Excel and basic SQL skills, attention to detail, critical thinking, communication, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.

The DevSecOps Engineer embeds security into CI/CD pipelines and the software development lifecycle through automated scanning, policy gates, threat modeling, and secure engineering patterns. The role builds cloud security guardrails primarily in AWS, with Azure and GCP exposure, manages Wiz findings, hardens IAM and network controls, supports vulnerability remediation, and provides evidence for SOC 2 and regulatory audits. The engineer partners closely with developers, platform teams, and DevOps to improve security without slowing delivery.