Kennedy Okafoeze

CDMP- and PMP-certified Data Quality & Governance Specialist with 8+ years’ experience improving data accuracy, integrity, and compliance in regulated spaces. I champion a culture of trusted, accurate, consistent, and secure data to support reliable decisions and meet regulatory expectations. I am currently exploring federated data governance and investigating how Agentic AI can enhance governance automation and data quality workflows.

My role involves advancing governance maturity by authoring Collibra-aligned data quality rules, mapping business meaning to technical checks, and operationalising these controls within CI/CD pipelines. I lead data-governance working sessions with data stewards, as well as data-storytelling and insight sessions with stakeholders. The insights generated from these sessions inform Jira prioritisation and shape Data Quality OKRs, accelerating high-severity remediation cycles.

In addition, I contribute to strengthening organisational data reliability through analytical rigour, systematic validation, and evidence-driven process refinement. I also develop interactive Power BI dashboards with scheduled refresh pipelines to support clear, trusted, and timely reporting.

Overall, my work ensures the accuracy, completeness, validity, and consistency of data required for informed business decision-making.

M.Sc, Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

LL.B, Law