AI Enablement Lead

KATY
GAFFNEY

Building intelligent automation at the intersection of data, AI, and human-centered design. Turning complex operational problems into elegant, scalable solutions.

52%
Match quality improvement
5,000+
Data issues resolved
25%
User retention uplift

About

Art school grad turned
automation architect

AI automation specialist with hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying AI-powered workflows in complex, regulated enterprise environments. I combine strong Python and cloud analytics skills with consulting instincts — stakeholder management, systems thinking, and a talent for converting abstraction into clear, actionable roadmaps.

AI & Automation

  • Anthropic & OpenAI APIs
  • Workflow Automation
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Semantic Matching
  • Data Enrichment

Technical

  • Python
  • SQL & BigQuery
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Git
  • Data Modelling

Enablement

  • Stakeholder Management
  • Roadmapping
  • Training & Onboarding
  • Agile Delivery
  • Impact Measurement

Experience

Where I've built things

Business Analyst, AI Automation

BMG Rights Management

Aug 2025 – Present · Berlin, DE (Remote)

  • Built and deployed AI-powered automation workflows for bulk royalty processing, document handling, and data enrichment
  • Led solution design for semantic matching product, improving match quality by 52% through parallel processing and AI APIs
  • Designed discrepancy reporting frameworks (Python + BigQuery) automating data quality monitoring
  • Drove platform-level data migration: legacy database analysis, entity mapping, and migration strategy
  • Enabled non-technical teams to operate AI tooling independently through training and hands-on support

Manager, Copyright Data Automation

BMG Rights Management

Apr 2024 – Aug 2025 · Berlin, DE

  • Created automated discrepancy reporting supporting high-risk Q4 2024 migration, resolving 5,000+ critical data issues
  • Built automated catalogue onboarding tool (Python + BigQuery) for bulk music registration, accelerating income generation
  • Established backlog governance, delivery workflows, and CI-aware development practices from scratch

Analytics Intern

Beelinguapp

Jan 2024 – Mar 2024 · Berlin, DE

  • Built data pipelines (Google Analytics, BigQuery, Looker) centralising user engagement metrics
  • Dashboard insights contributed to approximately 25% increase in user retention

Projects

Solutions I've shipped

Entity Matching Engine

52% quality improvement

Multi-signal semantic matching system using n-gram vectorization and cosine similarity. Combines ID-based exact matching with fuzzy name matching to achieve 92%+ accuracy on messy real-world data.

PythonN-gram VectorsCosine SimilarityParallel Processing
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Data Quality Automation

5,000+ issues resolved

Automated discrepancy reporting framework using Python and BigQuery to monitor data integrity across systems during high-risk migrations.

PythonBigQuerySQLAutomation

Catalogue Onboarding Tool

Weeks → hours

Bulk data registration pipeline automating music catalogue onboarding, replacing manual processes and directly accelerating revenue generation.

PythonBigQueryETLProcess Automation

AI Workflow Automation

Full team enablement

End-to-end AI-powered workflows for document handling, data enrichment, and royalty processing using Anthropic and OpenAI APIs with n8n orchestration.

AI APIsn8nPythonPrompt Engineering

Algorithmic Bias Research

Award-winning

"Efficient Innovation or Diversity Disaster?" — examining bias in AI-powered Applicant Tracking Systems. Winner of Berlin Science Week 2023 essay competition.

ResearchAI EthicsPublished Essay

Contact

Let's connect

Based in Berlin, available remotely. Always interested in conversations about AI enablement, data automation, and building tools that make people's work lives better.