We are global private markets specialists delivering tailored investment solutions, advisory services, and impactful, data driven insights to the world’s investors. Leveraging the power of our platform and our peerless intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed.
Position Overview
The Portfolio Impact Summer Analyst will work alongside the Portfolio Impact team to support our portfolio companies through business and corporate development. Specifically, you will build relationships with technologists at global companies and provide thoughtful, curated recommendations of StepStone portfolio companies that are relevant to their interests and priorities. Those recommendations are based informed by research and insights we gather via fund and portfolio company relationships.
This unique role provides meaningful exposure to some of the top investors and operators within venture capital. Further, the Summer Analyst position is an excellent opportunity to gather perspective on the venture industry, hone your communication and business development skills and develop an understanding of the technology trends shaping our future.
Essential Job Functions:
- Conduct Market Research: Identify potential customers or partners for portfolio companies by researching industry trends, key players, and target markets.
- Develop Target Lists: Maintain the firm’s database of corporate relationships and identify new prospective partners, leveraging tools like LinkedIn, CRM platforms, and industry directories.
- Facilitate Warm Introductions: Coordinate and execute outreach to potential customers, using email, phone, or events, to introduce portfolio companies and their solutions.
- Collaborate with Portfolio Companies: Work closely with portfolio company teams to understand their product offerings, target customer profiles, and sales strategies.
- Track and Report Progress: Monitor the status of introductions, follow-ups, and outcomes; provide regular updates to the VC firm and portfolio companies.
- Support Relationship Building: Assist in nurturing relationships with key contacts by organizing meetings, sharing relevant materials, and ensuring a professional follow-up process.
- Optimize Introduction Processes: Propose and implement improvements to the introduction workflow to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
- Graduating from university in Winter 2025 or Spring 2026
- Prior experience in entrepreneurial and/or business development roles
- Demonstrated track record of academic and success
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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- Willingness to go above and beyond to generate exceptional results for the team
- Compelling and charismatic communicator who is comfortable interfacing with senior executives
- Strong understanding of and interest in technology and venture ecosystem; pays close attention to technology trends and can articulate prospective long-term implications for the industry
Application deadline: January 8, 2025.
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Salary Range: $70,000 - $70,000
About us
Working out of 26 offices in 15 countries, StepStone has a truly global viewpoint. As people are our biggest asset, we offer resources to help our employees reach their full potential. Our principles are based on integrity, transparency, respect and creativity, which together define how we do business.
Join us
When you choose to work at StepStone, you'll find a group of professionals who are passionate about anticipating changes, solving problems and working together to make it all happen. Our integrated global team shares insights into how managers think and operate, as well as how they might perform.
StepStone offers a competitive compensation package including salary and incentive compensation for all full time hires, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits which include comprehensive healthcare, strong retirement plan, a mental health well-being program, paid time off, student loan repayment program for our US office locations, and several wellness initiatives.
Disclaimer / Policy Statements
At StepStone, diversity, equity and inclusion are an integral part of our culture. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure. Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups representing our dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, StepStone does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
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What We Do
StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory and data services to our clients. StepStone’s clients include some of the world’s largest public and private defined benefit and defined contribution pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies, as well as prominent endowments, foundations, family offices and private wealth clients, which include high-net-worth and mass affluent individuals.StepStone partners with its clients to develop and build private markets portfolios designed to meet their specific objectives across the private equity, infrastructure, private debt and real estate asset classes.
