Cory Hrncirik

Experience

1. Senior Director, Frontier Finance Transformation

   Microsoft

   Sep 2025 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   I lead the Frontier Finance initiative at Microsoft, shaping the future of finance through AI-driven transformation, digital innovation, and workforce upskilling. My role centers on:• AI Strategy & Execution: Spearheading enterprise-wide adoption of AI in finance, including Copilot integration, agentic workflows, and intelligent automation across core processes like quote-to-cash, record-to-report, and planning & analysis. These efforts have delivered measurable business impact for the company.• Learning & Culture Building: Designing and scaling the AI Fluency Program for global finance teams, blending centralized learning with localized application to make AI fluency a standard capability.• Innovation & Partnerships: Driving collaboration with our technical teams, product groups and strategic partners to co-create finance transformation solutions, while addressing scalability and compliance in all technology solutions.• Thought Leadership & Benchmarking:Actively sharing insights and best practices across Microsoft and with finance leaders from other global organizations, fostering a community of innovation and continuous improvement for Finance teams around the world.

Education

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  MBA, Finance, Strategic Managment

  2006 — 2008

• Brigham Young University

  Bachelor of Arts, International Relations/International Business

  1995 — 2001

Skills

• Forecasting
• Financial Modeling
• Due Diligence
• Finance
• Business Development
• Corporate Finance
• Business Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Strategy
• Financial Analysis
• Analytics
• Competitive Analysis
• Marketing
• Market Research
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Management
• Leadership
• Business Analysis
• Project Management
• Program Management
• Strategic Planning
• Visual Storytelling
• Demos
• Product Marketing