Associate / Senior Associate - Real Estate Investments

Role Overview

StepStone Group is hiring an Associate / Senior Associate for its Real Estate Investment Team in Chicago, responsible for identification, evaluation, due diligence, and execution of real estate investments across geographies and asset classes.

Key Responsibilities

- Identify, source, and evaluate acquisition opportunities across residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use real estate

- Lead underwriting and due diligence, including financial analysis, structuring, market research, and site visits

- Perform financial modeling and sensitivity analysis on investment opportunities

- Draft investment memorandums and presentations for acquisition opportunities; present to the Real Estate Investment Committee

- Support fundraising, including presentation materials and historical fund performance analysis

- Manage existing assets and conduct asset dispositions

Qualifications

- 4+ years of experience in real estate private equity/credit, investment banking, or related real estate finance

- BA/BS in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Real Estate, or related field

- Based in Chicago, with availability to travel domestically

- ARGUS experience optional but preferred

Location

Chicago, IL — full-time, on-site