Talon Grimm
Lago Vista,TX
Summary
Investment Operations Derivatives Senior Analyst managing reconciliation and settlement for futures, OTC options, both OTC and cleared swaps, and CFDs across FCMs, counterparties, and prime brokers. Tracks variation margin, collateral movements, coupon payments, and wire transfers for mark-to-market resets and maturity settlements. Part of lead vendor onboarding, exception-based reconciliation audits, and primary member responsible for team training while using VBA and SQL automation to reduce manual work.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Investment Operations Derivatives Senior Analyst
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
04.2022 - Current
- Reconcile and settle Futures, OTC options, swaps, and CFDs with FCMs, OTC counterparties, and prime brokers.
- Led data analysis initiatives and implemented exception-based reconciliation audits to enhance investment strategies and optimize portfolio performance.
- Utilized AI to write and troubleshoot VBA macros, streamlining manual processes.
- Track variation margin, collateral movements, and coupon payments on treasury and cash collateral.
- Calculate and reconcile wire transfers for mark-to-market resets and maturity settlements.
- Helped team onboarding of new IBOR/ABOR vendor and coordinated across legal, trading, and operations teams.
- Primary team member responsible for training new members of the team
Senior Corporate Actions Associate
Parametric Portfolio Associates
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Researched corporate actions via Bloomberg and CCH; executed actions per PM guidance across custodians.
- Analyzed portfolio performance pricing metrics to identify any errors and mitigate prior to monthly performance being calculated.
- Streamlined month-end audit processes, minimizing downstream impacts on performance and reporting teams.
- Trained new team members, collaborating with valuation team to enhance pricing accuracy.
- Streamlined month-end audit processes to reduce downstream impacts on performance and reporting teams.
- Researched corporate actions via Bloomberg and CCH; executed actions per PM guidance, ensuring compliance across custodians.
Education
CFA Program -
Level III CFA Candidate (Aug 2026 Exam Date)
B.A. - Finance
University of Washington – Foster School of Business
Seattle, WA06-2018
Skills
- SQL
- VBA
- Bloomberg
- FactSet
- Reconciliation
- Corporate actions
- Trade settlement
- Collateral management
- Exception management
- Pricing
- Process improvement
- Team development
- Training delivery
- Cross-functional coordination
- Project management
- Vendor onboarding
- KPI reporting
Timeline
Investment Operations Derivatives Senior Analyst
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
04.2022 - Current
Senior Corporate Actions Associate
Parametric Portfolio Associates
01.2018 - 01.2022
CFA Program -
Level III CFA Candidate (Aug 2026 Exam Date)
B.A. - Finance
University of Washington – Foster School of Business