Hiring: Associate, Data and Technology Sales - Data & Technology Solutions Company: StepStone Group Location: New York, United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 11:25:00 Employment Type: Contract / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : SaaS, Salesforce, Segment About the job Experience: •3 years of experience in a sales, business development, or client-facing commercial role, preferably in the private market industry Required Skills: •Build and manage a robust pipeline of prospective institutional investor clients including pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and other organizations •Execute a full-cycle prospecting motion: identify and research target accounts, initiate outreach, conduct discovery calls, deliver product demonstrations, manage the evaluation process, and close new subscriptions •Develop outbound strategies leveraging industry conferences, events, referrals, and direct outreach to generate qualified pipeline •Partner with marketing and product teams to develop account-targeted messaging and campaigns that resonate with LP buyers •Maintain current knowledge of the competitive landscape •Provide structured feedback to product and leadership on buyer needs, feature gaps, pricing sensitivity, and competitive dynamics encountered in the market •Monitor trends in LP reporting, private markets data standards (e.g., ILPA templates), and technology adoption among allocators to inform go-to-market strategy •Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM records (Salesforce) for all prospect activity, pipeline stage, and forecasted close dates Qualifications: •Minium of 3 years of experience in a sales, business development, or client-facing commercial role, preferably in the private market industry •Demonstrated experience selling SaaS, data, analytics, or reporting solutions to institutional investors, asset allocators, or related financial services organizations •In-depth knowledge of private markets, LP reporting requirements, fund performance analytics, and the allocator operating environment •Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to command credibility with sophisticated institutional audiences •Prior experience at or deep familiarity with private markets data and technology providers •Proven ability to manage and close complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise sales cycles •Applied hands-on capability in Salesforce or a comparable CRM platform, including pipeline management, reporting configuration, and workflow administration •Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to build and maintain sales reporting, forecasting models, or operational dashboards •Highly motivated self-starter who quickly adapts to a fast-changing environment to learn recent technologies and tools •Existing network of LP-side relationships across institutional investors Compensation: •$90,000 - $105,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!