Associate / Senior Associate

Position Overview:

StepStone is looking for a detail-oriented individual who will work for a team that supports business development and client service activities towards Italian, Spanish, and French clients and prospects, across asset classes.  The selected candidate may be required to initially be in London or Zurich, working within the Private Equity, Infrastructure, or Private Debt team for an induction period, before moving permanently to Rome, Italy, to cover Italian clients locally as well as supporting the coverage of Spanish and French clients. The selected candidate will interact and collaborate with our clients and prospects and very closely with senior professionals across various teams including business development, research and investment across all asset classes (private debt, private equity, infrastructure and real estate), legal and compliance, monitoring and reporting, among others, to meet our client’s requirements about the firm’s service offerings and investment vehicles.

The person should have a solid understanding of investments and ideally of private market, strong project management skills and communication skills, and a client-oriented attitude.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Work alongside the business development and investment team to design and implement investment solutions for private debt investments
• Create and prepare pitch books and investment proposals for institutional clients
• Critically assess the veracity and applicability of content provided by cross-functional team members for pitches/proposals
• Coordinate and lead specific implementation projects
• Assist with market research and performance analysis
• Assist and perform ad hoc projects and reviews related to the client solutions function
• Additional efforts may include creating and writing original content and analysis for new business activities (e.g., fact cards, presentations, etc.)
• Provide input on developing new and enhancing existing presentation content for marketing materials
• Assist with various other projects and analyses for the Private Debt team

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in finance, business, or marketing preferred
• Minimum of 2-5 years of related financial services experience required (experience in private markets, investment banking, consultancy, or investment management is a plus)
• Highly motivated self-starter, with demonstrated history of taking initiative, being adaptive in a fast-changing environment, and working independently
• Strong ability to multitask and manage time in a detail-oriented environment
• Strong cross-functional analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative. Ability to capture and formulate complex issues.
• Self-driven and able to work independently
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven experience working with complex excel files and PowerPoint presentations
• Follow-up skills and acute attention to accuracy and detail are essential
• Client-oriented / investor relations attitude
• Proficiency in Italian and English is a must (verbal and written). Being able to speak Spanish and/or French (business level) is a plus.