Beware - Analyst StepStone Group Employee Review

1.0
23 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits, no match required for 401k

Cons

Poor work-life balance. You cannot even nap or sleep-in during weekends if you are working on a deal because people expect you to respond immediately. The team does not give clear guidlines on promotion criteria. There is an expectation to work/respond to emails on PTO. Even worse- even if the team knows you are going to be on PTO months in advance, they would still assign you work during the week of PTO.

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5.0
6 June 2026
Anonymous intern
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great team, great people, great company

Cons

Nothing that I can think of yet

3.0
3 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good people, Reasonable pay, Industry-leading deal volume. Great exposure to credit markets (you will frequently be included in discussions and expected to ask Fund Executives smart questions as a 1st year analyst)

Cons

- StepStone's Credit team is almost entirely based (80%+) in Switzerland leading to very poor mentorship and limited access to senior folks. - Offices outside Zurich Switzerland are very much satellite offices. - Deal teams are often staffed across 6hr+ time zone, - Asset classes are extremely isolated from each other (don't expect to interact with PE/RE/Infra folks). - Analysts through MD are stretched thin across multiple credit products (coinvest, fund investments, portfolio management, etc.). Everyone except the Partners seem to be drowning. - Still operates like a startup - very unorganized/ high touch processes. - No real training

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