Associate / Senior Associate - Business Development

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

StepStone is looking for a detailed-orientated individual for the Business Development team to help the existing client managers and business development professionals to manage their outreach, with the Middle East as a primary focus.

Essential Job Functions:

• Using Salesforce proactively to help build lists of prospects, event management and day-to-day updates.
• Working with the existing sales team on a daily basis to build sales momentum and opportunities.
• Liaise between the asset class and sales teams.
• Help construct customised presentations for separately managed account / bespoke opportunities.
• Help plan events, including logistical support around AV, presentations, venues, as well as invite lists.
• Responding by e-mail and/or phone to information requests
• Joining meetings with clients and potential where applicable.
• Working on existing client data requests
• Helping to build prospective roadshows and fundraising campaigns.
• Generating reports for internal use
• Upload and maintain research data within Salesforce
• Able to travel to different StepStone offices and event locations in time.
  
  
  

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Related client service experience in financial services, alternative fund or corporate administration or similar field experience required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of Open and Closed Ended Stuctures
• Highly motivated individual with demonstrated initiative, independence and adaptability
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with the Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience using and managing Salesforce, Microsoft CRM and Microsoft Sharepoint or an equivalent database
• Meticulous attention to detail; strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and manage time in a detail oriented environment
• Enthusiastic about private markets.
• Able to communicate with confidence to a wide range of audiences, including senior team members.
• Willing to learn quickly and enthusiastic about growing StepStone’s client base across asset classes.
• Interest or experience in the Middle East market
  
  
  

Other Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Effective communication skills and strong problem solving skills
• Acute attention to accuracy and detail
• Ability to prioritize activities while working on multiple projects and achieve target deadlines
  
  
  

At StepStone, we believe that our people are our most important asset and crucial to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure. Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups as well as mentorship programs to enhance the employee experience for all.

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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