AI Transformation & Assurance
From promising pilots to governed, production ready AI. Clear ownership. Controls built in.
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AI · DATA · CYBER SECURITY AND DEVSECOPS · SERVICE MANAGEMENTAmbition is easy.
Ambition is easy.
Making it land
safely is our work.
Joavora Consulting turns AI, data and security ambition into delivered, secure and audit ready change. For regulated organisations. From strategy to assurance.
London Serving clients worldwide
£100M+of projects delivered
100+people delivering projects
15years in regulated delivery
AI READINESS REGISTERSAMPLE OUTPUT
FROM UNCERTAINTY TO A CLEAR PLAN
06CONTROLSKnow where you stand.
REF.ASSESSMENT FINDINGSTATUS
DG-01Critical data lineage documented end to endAMBER
DQ-04Data quality rules owned and monitoredRED
AI-02Named owner for each model in productionRED
CS-03Secure build and release controls in placeAMBER
SM-02Change process covers AI and data servicesAMBER
PL-03Platform able to support governed AI workloadsGREEN
SELECTED CREDENTIALS
AZURE AI ENGINEERAZURE AI APPS AND AGENTS DEVELOPERGOOGLE ML ENGINEERAI GOVERNANCE PROFESSIONALAZURE SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT EXPERTAWS SOLUTIONS ARCHITECTPRINCE2SAFeMSc PROJECT MANAGEMENT
ORGANISATIONS OUR TEAM HAS DELIVERED FOR
Gallagher ReBritish Business BankThe AAAlpiqMHRAQinecsaWalmart
SIX PRACTICES. ONE ACCOUNTABLE TEAM.
Complex change. Joined up expertise.
AI doesn’t work in isolation. Neither do we.
We bring the data, security, services, software and leadership that make it work.
Data Platforms & Governance
The platforms, quality and governance that make your data trustworthy and your AI possible.
Explore practiceCyber Security and DevSecOps
Raise security maturity without slowing delivery. Secure by design, not by afterthought.
Explore practiceIT Service Management
One way to request, fix and change IT. Reliable services across the whole organisation.
Explore practiceDelivery Leadership
Senior, hands on leadership for complex change. Recover momentum. Deliver the outcome.
Explore practiceSoftware & Systems Development
We build as well as advise. Our own delivery teams deliver the software, SaaS products and ERP systems your change depends on, or build and scale the team that runs them.
Explore practiceBUILT FOR REGULATED ORGANISATIONS — Insurance & reinsurance · Banking · Life sciences · Public sector · Energy · Retail
SOUND FAMILIAR?
The questions behind the brief.
Different organisations. Familiar obstacles.
We turn the difficult questions into a deliverable plan.
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We have AI pilots everywhere but nothing in production.”
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The board wants an AI strategy. The regulator wants to know who owns the risk.”
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We need to prove our cloud, data and AI estate is secure.”
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Security slows every release, and our teams work around it.”
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Our data platform migration is late and nobody trusts the numbers.”
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Our programme has grown. Delivery has lost its rhythm.”
SELECTED WORK
Explore our workExperience where it matters.
GLOBAL REINSURANCE · 2025
Gallagher Re
One team to eight. One accountable roadmap.
Deliver an enterprise data and AI platform for submissions, underwriting and analytics across the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
Read the case studyGOVERNMENT OWNED BANK · 2024–2025
British Business Bank
AI powered KYC. Compliance built in.
Speed up customer onboarding without weakening compliance in a regulated bank.
Read the case studyEUROPEAN ENERGY GROUP · 2026
Alpiq
Stronger controls. Honest board reporting.
Raise security maturity towards NIST CSF Tier 3 across multiple business units.
Read the case studyHOW WE ENGAGE
A clear start. A tangible outcome.
Start with a focused diagnostic. Stay for delivery.
Every engagement has an owner and a defined outcome.
AI Transformation Diagnostic
A use case shortlist, data and governance gap register, 90 day roadmap and board readout.
Let’s discuss itCyber Maturity Diagnostic
A NIST CSF assessment, prioritised gap register and costed roadmap to your target tier.
Let’s discuss itService Management Review
An ITIL process and tooling assessment, service catalogue gaps, rollout plan and business case.
Let’s discuss itProgramme delivery
Senior leadership to deliver your pilot, platform or security programme end to end.
Let’s discuss itInterim leadership
A senior delivery or programme lead embedded in your organisation.
Let’s discuss itAssurance retainer
Continuous AI governance and security assurance, metrics and board reporting.
Let’s discuss itFROM AMBITION TO ASSURANCE
Meet the people behind the workWe don’t stop at the strategy.
01
Diagnose
Find the value and the blockers.
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Strategy & roadmap
The operating model, investment case and sequence.
03
Pilot
One use case, end to end. Controls built in.
04
Transform
Platform, data and teams scaled across the business.
05
Govern & assure
Keep AI safe, compliant and performing.
AI DELIVERY TRACK RECORD
Not a new conversation for us.
2025
Gallagher Re
Led federated delivery of predictive underwriting, renewal optimisation and decision support models, from data preparation through training, evaluation and workflow integration.
2024–2025
British Business Bank
Delivered AI powered KYC from data readiness and governance through testing and adoption, alongside Dynamics 365 CRM, Azure ODS and data migration workstreams.
2023–2024
Qinecsa
Led AI enabled NLP, case classification and signal detection, and delivered a Databricks lakehouse on AWS from design through enterprise rollout.
2021–2023
The AA
Delivered predictive claims intake, fraud detection and claims triage on Azure and Guidewire.
2020–2021
Admiral
Delivered AI/ML driven claims automation and fraud detection across Guidewire PolicyCenter, BigQuery and Vertex AI.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Recommended by the people we delivered for.
Independent recommendations from senior leaders we have worked alongside,
published on LinkedIn.
Joel was hired to help with our expansion of R&D delivery services. He came in and immediately took control of the teams, setting up and managing multiple teams with professionalism and efficiency. He quickly became a central and trusted figure, and helped us successfully deliver our biggest release ever.
Joel stands out as a strategic and dependable leader who consistently delivers value in high pressure environments. He brings a rare blend of delivery excellence, technical fluency and stakeholder empathy, and excels at aligning delivery with business priorities.
An exceptional consultant who made a significant impact on our team’s productivity and success across multiple projects. His leadership skills, coupled with a deep understanding of agile principles, have consistently helped us meet and often exceed our project goals.
Joel joined a fast-paced, complicated product team and got up to speed rapidly. Through carefully curated sessions he pinpointed team challenges within weeks, then tested and implemented new ways of working to optimise delivery.
The best Agile Coach I have worked with so far. Vastly experienced in Agile and Scrum methodologies, with a meticulous eye for detail that gave me peace of mind on key projects.
A tenacious approach to getting things done. Joel consistently impressed me by tackling challenges that others before him had struggled to overcome.
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified in the disciplines we practise.
Recognised by the bodies that set the standards.
Held by the people doing the work, not just the firm.
AI and machine learning
04Building, running and governing AI systems
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102)
MicrosoftMicrosoft Certified: Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer (AI-103)
MicrosoftGoogle Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer
Google CloudArtificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP)
IAPPCloud and security
03Architecture and secure delivery
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
MicrosoftAWS Solutions Architect
Amazon Web ServicesAWS DevOps Engineer Professional
Amazon Web ServicesDelivery and agile
07How the work gets run
Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
Scrum.orgProfessional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)
Scrum.orgAdvanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM)
Scrum AllianceCertified ScrumMaster (CSM)
Scrum AllianceCertified Professional in Agile Coaching
Leading SAFe 5.0
Scaled AgilePRINCE2
PeopleCertEducation
02The foundations underneath
MSc Project Management
University of WestminsterBSc (Hons) Business Information Technology
London Metropolitan UniversityLET’S FIND YOUR STARTING POINT
Book a discovery call The next step doesn’t have to be a leap.
Thirty minutes. An honest conversation about where you are,
what’s in the way, and what to do next.