Joseph Iyofor

I am a Forward Deployed AI Specialist. I help companies find the revenue and value sitting inside their data, then build the product and strategy around it. My work spans data monetization, AI product management, and the technical strategy that turns an AI investment into a measurable business outcome instead of a stalled pilot.

I embed directly with client teams as a senior technical partner, translating ambiguous business problems into AI initiatives with defined, measurable, and sustainable outcomes. I also build and secure the underlying systems myself when a project calls for it: multi-agent orchestration, MLOps pipelines, and AI data security. Available globally for fractional, term contract, and on-site engagements.

Fractional Forward Deployed AI Specialist - Independent Practice - Global (Remote & On-site)

(2023-01)

• Ran a data audit for a B2B SaaS firm that surfaced a proprietary dataset as its primary acquisition asset, then built the roadmap to make it board-ready.
• Acted as embedded AI Technical Strategist for multiple start-up founders. Scoped AI readiness, defined adoption sequencing, and built ROI-aligned implementation roadmaps that prevented premature or mis-scoped AI builds.
• Designed an AI product strategy for an Agri-tech company, replacing manual loan underwriting with a priced, measurable ML product and a monthly ROI reporting cadence.
• Architected and built a 6-agent AI system for a B2B SaaS firm operating under HIPAA and FDR compliance requirements, including the evals framework used to validate output quality in production.
• Positioned and packaged a fintech start-up for strategic acquisition. Defined product differentiation, structured the investor narrative, and supported commercial negotiations that closed in a buyout by a major cryptocurrency exchange.

AI & Technology Advisor - Fintech & Blockchain Ventures - Africa / Remote

(2018-01 - 2022-12)

• Positioned and packaged a fintech start-up for strategic acquisition. Defined product differentiation, structured the investor narrative, and supported commercial negotiations that closed in a buyout by a major cryptocurrency exchange.
• Advised multiple early-stage fintech and blockchain ventures on product strategy, regulation framing, and commercial architecture across African and emerging markets.

Management Consultant, Business Transformation - Mid-Market Firms (Multiple Clients) - Nigeria & International

(2014-01 - 2020-12)

• Led enterprise risk framing and transformation engagements for mid-market clients, embedded with executive teams to identify systemic vulnerabilities and redesign operational controls.
• Delivered cross-border training for senior officials of the Liberia Revenue Authority on enterprise risk management and governance standards, a high-visibility public-sector mandate.
• Executed cost-reduction and operational transformation programmes for multiple businesses, designing change roadmaps with measurable efficiency and margin improvement outcomes.

MBA - Business Administration - Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University (2015-01) Scotland