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Junior Analyst - Data Monitoring

StepStone

La Jolla, CA · HybridFull-time / Temporary$27.5/hrPosted 3 days agoStill listed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$27.5/hr
Location
La Jolla, CAHybrid
Schedule
Full-time / Temporary
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

StepStone Group seeks recent college graduates for a 16-week Junior Analyst role, with the possibility of additional 16-week extensions. Analysts work with performance analysis teams to support portfolio monitoring and reporting within a global 24-hour operations model. The position is full-time at 40 hours per week and follows a hybrid schedule with three days per week in the office.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Analytical SkillsProblem SolvingWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationEnglishTeamworkSelf-StarterMicrosoft ExcelAccountingFinancial ServicesFinancial MarketsPrivate MarketsAttention to Detail

Qualifications

Relevant Coursework or Work ExperienceMust Be 18+

Full job description

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 Description:

  • For recent college graduates looking to gain exposure to the private markets industry, develop skills for investment analysis, and acquire relevant real world experience

  • Junior Analysts will work closely with the performance analysis teams to develop an understanding of financial markets and assist with portfolio monitoring and reporting efforts

  • Contribute to and support our Global DARO (Data and Risk Operations) 24-hour global operations model including offices in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia

  • Full-time (40 hours per week) for a 16-week period with the possibility to extend for additional 16 week period(s)

  • Hybrid office schedule (3 days per week in office)

Secondary Responsibilities May Include:

  • Individual and cross-sectional portfolio analysis focusing on market trends by strategy, sector, and geography

  • Reviewing and reconciling quarterly reports, capital account information, and cash flow activity of monitored funds, and providing information used in preparing client reports

  • Managing data requests and reporting deadlines for assigned clients

  • Skill development workshops and learning opportunities

Skills and Qualifications may include:

  • Relevant coursework or work experience

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; please note that all interviews will be conducted in English

  • Promote and demonstrate a positive, team‐oriented attitude

  • Dynamic, hard-working and a self-starter

  • Significant experience with Microsoft Excel

  • Basic knowledge of accounting and working knowledge of the financial services industry

  • Interest in Global Financial Markets and Private Markets

  • Strong attention to detail

Salary: $27.50/hour

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.

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How this job compares

Set against the 5,987 open Financial Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$27.5/hr
  • California median$37–51/hr23 hourly ranges
  • US median$30–41/hr294 hourly ranges

This rate, $27.50/hr, is 39% below the California median midpoint ($45/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Financial Analyst hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 501 open Financial Analyst jobs in California and 5,987 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Financial Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (4,755 postings).
Education
3,113 of the 5,987 open Financial Analyst jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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