About Us
StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) is a global private markets investment firm with $570 billion in total capital allocations — including $134 billion in assets under management — making it one of the largest private markets platforms in the world. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in La Jolla, California, StepStone operates from 25 offices across 15 countries and serves some of the world's largest institutional investors.
StepStone's platform covers the full spectrum of private markets: private equity, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, and venture capital. Its services include primary fund commitments, secondary investments, co-investments, and customized separate account management — all powered by deep proprietary data and research capabilities.
StepStone's Differentiated Model
Most private markets managers specialize in one asset class. StepStone's multi-asset private markets platform is genuinely integrated — research, data, and portfolio insights flow across strategies, giving investment teams a more complete picture of private markets activity globally. The firm's SPI (StepStone Portfolio Intelligence) data platform is one of the most comprehensive private markets databases in existence, used both to inform investment decisions and as a commercial data service.
Roles at StepStone
Investment (PE, Debt, Infrastructure, Real Estate, VC) — Analysts, associates, and senior professionals responsible for sourcing, diligence, monitoring, and reporting across StepStone's investment strategies. Strong emphasis on analytical rigor and cross-asset research.
Client Services & Business Development — Relationship management and capital formation across institutional investor segments including pensions, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and family offices.
Data & Analytics — Data engineering, research data processing, and analytics roles supporting StepStone's proprietary databases and SPI platform.
Corporate Functions — Finance, legal, compliance, technology, and operations.
Culture
StepStone has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments. The firm is noted for treating junior and senior employees with equal respect, accessible leadership, and a laid-back California culture unusual for a firm of this size and reach. Benefits include 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums, student loan contributions, and a 3% 401(k) safe-harbor contribution.