# 2027 Private Debt Summer Analyst [StepStone Group](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/stepstone-group.md) · New York · United States · [Private Market](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/private-market.md) StepStone Group is hiring a 2027 Private Debt Summer Analyst in New York. Posted 2026-08-03; applications close 2026-10-02. **Apply**: https://www.stepstonegroup.com/current-opportunities/?gh_jid=8097265 Posted 2d ago. ## Role details 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 intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed. **Application deadline:** Rolling basis ## The Team You’ll Join StepStone Private Debt (SPD) is a global private debt investor with over $81B in AUM/AUA (including $14B based on the latest Q2 firm figures). SPD covers the breadth of the private debt market and constructs bespoke portfolios on a primary, secondary, and co-investment basis. SPD focuses on two areas of the market: performing and non-performing debt across the corporate, real estate, and infrastructure sectors. SPD is a subsidiary of the StepStone Group, a global private markets firm specializing in Private Equity, Infrastructure, Private Credit, and Real Estate. ## About the Role StepStone is currently seeking undergraduate students graduating between December 2027 and June 2028 to join our Private Debt team as Summer Analysts. This internship offers the opportunity to gain valuable learning experience across the private debt industry. Through analysis of direct lending, opportunistic lending, and specialty finance funds and investments, Summer Analysts gain exposure to a wide array of industries and capital structures, and become familiar with a variety of private debt funds and investment strategies. ## What You’ll Do As a Summer Analyst, you’ll work in a team environment with other StepStone team members to review private debt opportunities and perform due diligence on selected GPs. Opportunities can include primary funds, separately managed accounts, secondaries, or co-investments. This experience provides opportunities to interact with many of the top fund managers in the private credit industry. ## Key Responsibilities - Interpret financial analyses prepared by target fund managers, including investment track records and financial statement analysis. - Conduct market research using publicly available information and proprietary databases to identify, quantify, and analyze macroeconomic trends across a variety of credit strategies. - Assist Senior Research staff in managing and tracking the inflow of investment opportunities. - Evaluate marketing and supporting materials of prospective fund managers to identify key value drivers and areas for further investigation. - Construct and communicate arguments regarding investment decisions and defend positions in team environments, including Investment Committee meetings. - Write fund summaries and investment memorandums in line with StepStone standards. - Use creativity to analyze data and test hypotheses regarding the attractiveness of specific sectors and investment opportunities. - Form independent opinions about the attractiveness of a credit strategy or fund as an investment opportunity and clearly articulate findings. - Monitor and analyze the performance of existing fund managers and underlying investments; prepare for and participate in meetings with assigned managers, and conduct ongoing due diligence. ## What We’re Looking For - Must be able to work legally in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future. - Undergraduate student graduating between December 2027 and June 2028. - GPA of 3.5 or higher. - Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Demonstrable analytical capabilities, including strong quantitative/modeling skills. - Collaborative mindset with a proactive, team-oriented approach. ## Why Join Us? At StepStone, we foster a supportive and inclusive team culture where collaboration and learning are central to what we do. Our collegial atmosphere encourages teamwork, mentorship, and professional development. The summer internship is a great opportunity to gain practical experience and develop critical skills to help you launch a successful career in Private Debt. Click here to learn more about the intern experience. ## Compensation Salary: $95,000 annually **Note:** 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. **#LI-Hybrid** ## Equal Opportunity 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. ## Applying to this role This 2027 Private Debt Summer Analyst role at StepStone Group runs through the firm's own careers portal and expects a CV and cover letter written specifically for the posting, not a portable submission carried across firms. 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