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 Group is seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Business Development Analyst/Senior Analyst to join its UK Institutional Business Development team in London. The team acts as the primary relationship owner for institutional clients across multiple private markets asset classes, and this new role will help support the growing volume of client servicing and coordination activity. The successful candidate will manage inbound client requests, coordinate responses across investment and product teams, and help deliver a consistent, high-quality client experience. This is an opportunity to gain broad exposure to institutional relationships and private markets, with scope to take on greater client and business development responsibility over time. Essential Job Functions - Receive, coordinate and track inbound client requests, ensuring they reach the appropriate investment, product and internal teams. - Act as a central project coordinator for client-related requests, managing multiple stakeholders, deadlines and deliverables through to completion. - Follow up with internal teams to obtain timely responses and review materials before they are returned to clients. - Support existing institutional client relationships, including meeting follow-ups, relationship maintenance activities and coordination of requested materials. - Prepare and coordinate materials for client meetings, quarterly reviews, presentations and other relationship-management activities. - Support RFP responses and written client materials, working with relevant subject-matter experts across the business. - Assist with SPAR data checking and other client reporting or information requests, with a strong focus on accuracy and consistency. - Conduct market mapping and research to support the team’s broader business development initiatives. - Build familiarity with key client accounts and help create a consistent servicing experience across asset classes. - Partner with investment teams, product specialists and other internal stakeholders to coordinate high-quality client deliverables. - Take ownership of assigned projects and identify opportunities to improve client-servicing and coordination processes. Education / Experience Requirements - Approximately 2-5 years of relevant professional experience - Experience in asset management, a buy-side environment, private markets or a related investment firm. - Experience in institutional client servicing, client relationship management, business development support, investment support or product specialist support. - Exposure to private markets, including private equity, private debt, infrastructure or real estate, is preferred but deep specialist expertise is not required. - Experience supporting institutional clients such as pension funds, insurers, investment consultants or family offices is preferred. - Bachelor’s degree preferred; the team is flexible on exact educational background. - Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word. - Experience with Salesforce or a similar CRM is beneficial but not essential. Desired Skills & Attributes - Excellent organisation and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage several requests, stakeholders and deadlines independently. - High attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, client-ready work. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - A client-servicing mindset and an interest in building long-term institutional relationships. - Accountable and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to operate with minimal supervision. - Curious, collaborative and comfortable working across multiple teams and asset classes. - Entrepreneurial and resourceful, with the confidence to run projects and follow through on deliverables. - Team-oriented and comfortable working in a lean, fast-paced and high-performing environment. #LI-EO1 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. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to apply. Developing People at StepStone

Business Development Senior Analyst - Institutional Client Services

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