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Emilio da Graca

@emiliodagraca

Post-trade operations specialist across five tier-one investment banks; automated corporate-actions workflows at Goldman Sachs.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I’m seeking a fully remote post-trade or brokerage-operations role.

At Goldman Sachs, I coordinated structured-product launches across Sales, Trading, Settlements and clients, resolving trade exceptions and failing trades. I also partnered with technology and engineering to redesign and automate corporate-actions workflows.

Across Goldman Sachs and assignments at Deutsche Bank, UBS, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, I worked on settlement, reconciliations, collateral, pre-matching and process remediation. I’m currently based in Cape Town and seeking fully remote post-trade or brokerage-operations roles.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Associate, Middle Office

Goldman Sachs

Jun 2023 - May 2026 (2 years 11 months)

Coordinated structured-product launches end-to-end across Sales, Trading, Settlements and clients, resolving exceptions and failing trades. Managed mandatory and voluntary corporate actions and partnered with technology to automate workflows.

Corporate Actions Trade Settlement Exception Management Process Automation Stakeholder Management Equity Derivative Lifecycle

Associate

Delta Capita

Dec 2021 - Jun 2023 (1 year 6 months)

Employed by Delta Capita and deployed to Goldman Sachs to work within the bank's ELMO team; converted to a permanent Goldman Sachs associate in the same role in June 2023.

Equity Derivative Lifecycle Middle Office Operations

Consultant / Associate Consultant

JDX Consulting

Oct 2018 - Oct 2021 (3 years)

Employed by JDX Consulting and deployed on rotation to a series of tier-one banks, embedded within each bank's operations teams to run and improve their post-trade functions.

Post Trade Operations Process Remediation Fixed Income Pre Matching Collateral Optimization Client Onboarding

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Cape Town

Postgraduate Diploma, Financial Analysis & Portfolio Management

2016 - 2017

Grade: 2:1

Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management with a thesis on blockchain technology and smart contracts in derivative markets.

University of Stellenbosch

Bachelor of Commerce, Investment & Financial Management

2012 - 2015

Bachelor of Commerce in Investment and Financial Management, covering international investments, derivatives, equity analysis, and fixed income securities.