Vice President - Liquidity Solutions

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StepStone Group

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Posted:

18.04.2025

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02.06.2025

Job Description:

StepStone is a rapidly growing Global Private Markets firm that provides customized investment and advisory solutions to some of the most sophisticated investors in the world. With $675 billion of total capital allocations, including more than $150 billion in AUM, we are highly diversified in the private markets across the globe and provide creative solutions to solve for the objectives of any investment program. With a culture built on entrepreneurialism, partnership, and being a team within teams, our firm offers joiners the opportunity to think out loud.

StepStone is looking for an experienced individual responsible for Fund Finance arrangements and Foreign Exchange functions within the Private Debt investment team. This team member will interact and collaborate with banks, other financing/FX partners, and internal stakeholders from business and operational departments.

The person should have an excellent understanding of fund finance, treasury, and ideally of the private debt asset class, along with strong project management and communication skills.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Manage projects to source, structure, and execute a variety of bespoke lending arrangements and streamline origination processes.
• Lead the onboarding of new lenders and credit facilities across the platform.
• Work with lenders on bids for credit facility opportunities and negotiate term sheets and legal agreements.
• Oversee existing arrangements, collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders, and answer day-to-day credit facility questions.
• Lead the selection and implementation of alternative solutions for FX Hedging of Private Debt portfolios.
• Review existing foreign exchange arrangements and assess improvement potential.
• Interact daily with external relationship managers, advisory firms, investment bankers, and asset-structuring professionals at various financial institutions.
• Work with various teams internally on broader strategic initiatives such as credit facility, hedging, and treasury management tools.
• Provide presentation materials for various Management and Board Meetings.
• Collaborate with senior business leaders to provide creative solutions to meet unique client and portfolio needs.
• Develop and preserve relationships with internal and external legal counsel.
• Coordinate and lead specific activities and projects, including Asset Liability and Cash Management, aiming to optimize risk/return of portfolios.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in economics or finance preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of related financial services experience required.
• Understanding of the private debt asset class and related funding needs.
• Highly motivated self-starter with a demonstrated history of taking initiative and working independently.
• Execution-focused mindset while preserving basic risk-management principles.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to forge strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organized, with attention to detail and excellent follow-through.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

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.

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.

We offer a range of benefits, including comprehensive healthcare, a strong retirement plan, a mental health well-being program, paid time off, a 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.