GRC Leader
Gabriel
Chavez
Senior Manager, GRC
Transforming scattered compliance into enterprise-wide strategic GRC programs.
About
Enterprise GRC Leader Driving Compliance at Scale
After a career pivot to earn a BS in Accountancy from San Diego State, Gabriel launched into technology risk consulting at EY, building deep audit and controls expertise across nine industries before transitioning to corporate GRC leadership.
At Procore, he scaled from individual contributor to Senior Manager, architecting the unified control framework, leading five acquisition integrations, and building a high-performing GRC team owning 350+ controls across multiple regulatory frameworks.
9+
Years in GRC & IT Audit
10
Direct Reports Managed
6+
Regulatory Frameworks Led
5
Acquisition Integrations
Experience
2021 — Present
Procore Technologies, Inc.
Senior Manager, GRC
- —Architected the Procore Control Framework unifying SOC 1/2, ISO 27001, and SOX into one control taxonomy.
- —Consolidated siloed audits into a single integrated audit, reducing redundancy and cross-functional audit fatigue.
- —Led compliance integration for five acquisitions, scoping SOC 2, ISO, and SOX coverage for each entity.
- —Built and led a 10-person GRC team spanning audit, risk, compliance operations, and platform engineering.
- —Drove three GRC platform transitions, culminating in an automation-first architecture reducing manual evidence collection.
2018 — 2022
Ernst & Young, LLP — Risk Advisory
Technology Risk Consultant — Senior
- —Led enterprise IAM and firewall audits for a major media conglomerate with 200,000+ employees.
- —Managed onshore and offshore teams executing SOX, ITGC, and information security audits across nine industries.
- —Built an information security risk register in Jira and automated executive KRI/KPI reporting via Power BI.
- —Reviewed GDPR and CCPA privacy governance frameworks and assessed compliance readiness for clients.
- —Supervised pilot program leveraging offshore teams for end-to-end SAP ITGC audit delivery.
2016 — 2018
Ernst & Young, LLP — Risk Advisory
Technology Risk Consultant — Staff
- —Executed ITGC, application, and entity-level control testing for external SOX audit engagements.
- —Performed SDLC control testing covering requirements approval, UAT, integration testing, and defect management.
- —Created onboarding documentation establishing best practices and workflows for all IT audit phases.
- —Supervised offshore pilot program for end-to-end SAP ITGC audit using automated workplan templates.
2010 — 2013
Macy's, Inc.
Administrative Support Team Associate
- —Led region-wide CRM analytics initiative evaluating customer satisfaction data, earning a customer service award.
- —Managed HR data in PeopleSoft and supported recruiting through Taleo screening workflows.
- —Served as inventory controller for end-of-year and interim inventory cycles.
2007 — 2010
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Administrative Assistant
- —Established Microsoft Access and Excel as core reporting tools, delivering a region-wide training presentation.
- —Supervised fundraising events managing thousands of dollars in cash, check, and coin transactions.
- —Built donor relationships through periodic outreach and large-scale event coordination.
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Projects & Initiatives
Procore Control Framework
Designed a unified control framework mapping SOC 1/2, ISO 27001, SOX, and FedRAMP into a single source of truth governing 350+ controls.
Integrated Audit Program
Consolidated ISO 27001, SOC 1, and SOC 2 into one audit cycle, eliminating redundant evidence requests and embedding compliance into engineering sprints.
M&A Compliance Integration
Led compliance onboarding for five acquisitions, scoping SOC 2, ISO, and SOX requirements and designing plugin architectures to isolate acquired entity data.
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