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.

About the Role

StepStone is currently seeking candidates with strong analytical, coding, and business acumen for intern positions within the Portfolio Management team. This internship is ideal for candidates with a background in finance, economics, or related fields who also possess solid programming skills. Interns will gain hands-on experience in portfolio management, investment research, and data-driven decision-making in private markets.

At StepStone, we value a team-first approach, a low-ego mindset, and intellectual curiosity. We are looking for candidates who are eager to learn, take ownership of their work, and contribute to a highly collaborative environment.

Key Responsbilities

• Work with private markets data, collecting and reconciling information from internal sources (MySQL, PDF’s and Excel files)
• Develop and test financial models to support investment decision-making (Python, R, VBA).
• Conduct data-driven analyses to identify trends in private markets.
• Support portfolio management efforts through ad hoc analysis and research projects.
• Communicate insights and findings to internal teams and produce written documentation of data, models, and code.

What We're Looking For

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• Previous internship or work experience in finance, consulting, or data analysis is strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of Python, R, or VBA for data analysis.
• Familiarity with financial markets, investment concepts, and private markets is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to critically check work while maintaining a humble, learning-focused approach.
• Team-oriented mindset—able to take feedback constructively, collaborate effectively, and contribute to shared goals.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with SQL, Power BI, or data visualization tools is a plus.
• No task is too small—willingness to roll up sleeves and take initiative in a fast-paced environment.

We are open to interns working remotely to begin. Interns will be required to relocate to our La Jolla office for the summer. 

Application deadline March 16, 2025.

Click here to learn more about the intern experience.

Salary: $25 / hour

The salary is an estimate of pay for this position.  Actual pay may vary depending on job-related factors that can include location, education, skill, and experience.  The salary does not include any benefits or other forms of possible compensation that may be available to employees.

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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