Mike Pritula Academy · 2026 Cohort
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01 Online course · 6 lessons · 2026

AI for C&B and Total Rewards. From analyst — to partner.

Close Comp & Ben routine with Claude and transform from a calculator-analyst into a strategic C-level partner. 6 Claude Projects · 18 templates · 18 prompts.

Self-paced · start anytime
📚 6 lessons · 45 min each
1 year access
+$500 → 160× more access. Subscription math below.
Claude Project
Real-time
Salary Analyzer · Demo
Live
Senior C&B Analyst
Grade L4 · Tech Industry · EU
Min€54K
Mid€72K
Max€92K
Compa-Ratio
1.07
Pay Equity
Fair
Market Pos.
P57
Claude recommendation
Salary review: +6.5% to midpoint. Pay equity gap within grade — closed.
6
lessons · 45 min each
18
templates XLSX / DOCX / PPTX
18+
AI prompts Claude / GPT
6
Claude Projects for C&B
01  Job Architect 02  Market Pricing Analyst 03  Salary Review Engine 04  Comp Budget Architect 05  Benefits Personalization 06  TRS Generator 01  Job Architect 02  Market Pricing Analyst 03  Salary Review Engine 04  Comp Budget Architect 05  Benefits Personalization 06  TRS Generator
02 Manifesto · Positioning

Not a prompt
collection — a system.

"AI in HR" courses are usually 10 prompts for C&B that you can't embed into an annual cycle. This one is different. Six lessons walk you through the TRACE framework — from Job Architecture to Total Rewards Statements, turning one-off AI hacks into a working Total Rewards AI Cycle Engine.

Typical HR AI course
Row
AI for C&B and Total Rewards
10 generic HR prompts that don't know what compa-ratio is
01
6 ready-made Claude Projects for specific C&B tasks: Job Architect, Market Pricing, Salary Review, Comp Budget, Benefits, TRS Generator
Scattered "ask AI about salaries" examples — no method, no connection between them
02
End-to-end TRACE framework — Total Rewards AI Cycle Engine. Each lesson lifts you to the next maturity level of the C&B function
Generic "some HR case" examples — no tech reality, no market data sources
03
Tech-focus: Levels.fyi, Pave, Figures, Ravio for benchmarks, Hay / Mercer IPE / WTW for grading — methodologies used by mature C&B teams
After the course you don't have scattered prompts, you have a full AI-powered Total Rewards cycle — one you can show CFO and CEO as a function transformation strategy, not a bag of hacks.
Course methodology Mike Pritula · 20 years in HR · Preply 🦄 · Wargaming · iDeals
03 Architecture · Course framework

5 maturity
levels — one cycle.

TRACE = Total Rewards AI Cycle Engine

Each lesson moves you up to the next level of the framework. After the course you don't have scattered prompts, you have a full AI-powered Total Rewards cycle — a map you can show CFO and CEO as a function transformation strategy.

Step 01
T
Lesson 1 Theoretical Foundation
Job Architecture · grading
career levels · Hay / Mercer IPE
Step 02
R
Lesson 2 Reference Market Data
Benchmarks · market pricing
salary structure · Levels.fyi / Pave
Step 03
A
Lesson 3 Adjustments
Salary review · merit matrix
pay equity · outliers detection
Step 04
C
Lesson 4 Cost Modeling
Payroll budget · 3 scenarios
headcount-bridge · CFO presentation
Step 05
E
Lessons 5—6 Experience
Flexible benefits · TRS
personalized communications
Each lesson reinforces the previous one. Not 6 scattered topics — a single maturity map of the C&B function that grows with you week by week.
AI-Cycle T·R·A·C·E
04 Program · 6 lessons · TRACE framework

The program — not a schedule, a discipline.

Format
Self-paced
Access
1 year
Length
45 min
Templates
18
Subtopics
  • Course intro: TRACE framework as a maturity map of the C&B function with AI
  • Claude vs ChatGPT for C&B: where each tool wins, with examples
  • Building the first Claude Project «C&B Job Architect»: configuring instructions and uploading JDs
  • Job evaluation methodologies: Hay, Mercer IPE, Korn Ferry, WTW Global Grading — what AI does for us
  • Prompt engineering for evaluation: Claude scores Know-How, Problem Solving, Accountability by Hay
  • Generating Job Families for a tech company: from 50 roles to a structure in 2 hours
  • Building Career Architecture: IC1–IC8 / M3–M7 levels with behavioral indicators
Subtopics
  • Market data sources in 2026: Mercer Comptryx, WTW Global 50, Pave, Figures, Ravio, Levels.fyi — what to choose
  • Claude Project «Market Pricing Analyst»: configuring for multi-source analysis
  • Data aging, regression analysis, percentile mapping — Claude instead of Excel wizardry
  • Geographic differentials: Claude calculates salary multipliers for 20 locations (US, EU, APAC)
  • Tech specifics: working with Levels.fyi and Pave for tech roles (TC, Base, Equity, Bonus)
  • Market positioning policy: P50/P75 for which roles and how Claude helps justify the choice
  • Salary structure design with AI: building grade ranges (min-mid-max) with overlap analysis
Subtopics
  • Salary review prep: what data Claude needs (performance, tenure, market position, current salary)
  • Claude Project «Salary Review Engine»: data loading, configuring review rules
  • Merit matrix 2026: Claude generates the matrix based on performance × compa-ratio
  • Pay equity within salary review: gender pay gap analysis (controlled vs uncontrolled factors)
  • Outliers detection: Claude finds underpaid and overpaid employees in minutes
  • Promotion increases and off-cycle adjustments: rules and AI recommendations
  • Manager guidelines: auto-generated talking points for each employee
Subtopics
  • Payroll budget structure: base, merit, promotion, hiring, attrition, bonus pool, benefits — what Claude models
  • Claude Project «Comp Budget Architect»: configuring for multi-scenario planning
  • Bottom-up vs Top-down budgeting with AI: comparison and a hybrid model
  • Scenario modeling: 3 scenarios (conservative / base / aggressive) in one prompt
  • Headcount planning integration: linking workforce plan with comp budget
  • Defensible storytelling: how Claude helps "sell" the budget to CFO and board
  • Budget execution tracking through the year: AI dashboard with alerts on variances
Subtopics
  • Benefits evolution 2020→2026: from standard packages to flexible / cafeteria plans
  • Claude Project «Benefits Personalization Engine»: configuring for preference analysis
  • Employee segmentation by wellbeing needs (5 generations × 4 archetypes) via Claude
  • Flexible benefits design: catalog, points-based system, AI recommendations to employees
  • Benefits utilization analytics: Claude finds "dead" benefits — ones we pay for but no one uses
  • Cost-benefit analysis for each benefit: ROI on retention and engagement
  • Voice of Employee: AI analysis of benefits surveys — what to add, what to drop
Subtopics
  • Why TRS matters: boosts retention and perceived value of Total Rewards by tens of percent
  • Claude Project «TRS Generator»: configuring for mass generation of personalized statements
  • Modern TRS structure: base + variable + equity + benefits + perks + development — Claude visualizes
  • Mass generation: 1 prompt + CSV with data → 500 personalized TRS in 1 hour
  • AI letters for salary review: how Claude writes different versions of one message for managers and employees
  • Crisis communications: "why we froze salaries" / "why the raise is lower than expected" — with empathy
  • Course finale: TRACE Roadmap — rolling out the AI-powered Total Rewards cycle in 6 months
05 Why · Why take it

For mature C&B — a substantiated choice.

Four answers to the question «is this course right for me» — from target roles to specific tools in the package.

01
Target audience

For C&B people
who build not just count

Not reconciling spreadsheets by hand every quarter, but turning Comp & Ben into a strategic function.

  • C&B Specialist / Analyst (middle, senior)
  • Total Rewards Manager
  • Head of C&B / Compensation Director
  • HRBP for Comp & Ben tasks
02
Skills

What you'll learn
to do

Seven concrete C&B outcomes after the course.

  1. 01Grade roles via AI by Hay / Mercer IPE / WTW
  2. 02Build a multi-source benchmark in 30 minutes
  3. 03Model salary review + pay equity analysis
  4. 04Build 3 payroll budget scenarios in one evening
  5. 05Design flexible benefits with segmentation
  6. 06Generate 500 personalized TRS in an hour
  7. 07Write AI communications for any comp decision
Unique
03
Uniqueness

How it differs
from others AI-courses

Three reasons to choose this one.

  • Not "AI in general", but 6 Claude Projects for C&B
  • End-to-end TRACE framework for the full cycle
  • Tech focus: Levels.fyi, Pave, Figures, Ravio
04
In the package

Ready-made tools
«grab and go»

All templates in English, with filled-in examples, formulas and dashboards.

18
templates
XLSX / DOCX / PPTX
18+
AI-prompts
Claude / ChatGPT
6
Claude Projects
for C&B tasks
05b Time comparison · Business case

By hand or with Claude.
Same work — different life.

Six typical C&B tasks that today eat up weeks of your team's time. Show this table to your leadership — this is the business case for the course.

C&B task
By hand · Excel
With Claude
Savings
01
Job Evaluation
50 roles by Hay / Mercer IPE
2–3 wk
~80 hours
1 day
~6 hours
−92%
time
02
Multi-source benchmark
Mercer + WTW + Pave + Levels.fyi
5 days
~40 hours
30 min
+ 1 hr review
−96%
time
03
Salary Review + Pay Equity
merit matrix + outliers + gap analysis
2 wk
~60 hours
1 day
~5 hours
−92%
time
04
3 payroll budget scenarios
conservative / base / aggressive
1 wk
~30 hours
1 evening
~3 hours
−90%
time
05
Benefits segmentation
5 generations × 4 archetypes
2 wk
~50 hours
1 day
~4 hours
−92%
time
06
500 personalized TRS
Total Rewards Statements for everyone
2 mo
~250 hours
1 hr
+ 4 hours QA
−98%
time
Σ
Total for the full cycle
all 6 tasks per year for an average company
~510 hr
≈ 3 months FTE
~25 hr
≈ 3 working days
−95%
time
💡
Saved time is 485+ hours per year, that your C&B team redirects to  strategy, business impact and working with CFO — the reason you went into Comp & Ben in the first place.
Business case +485 hr/yr
06 Pricing · Do simple math

3 payment options
and one simple math.

Straight-up: pick the course, subscription or team access. But first, look at the difference between the middle and the edges of this table.

Standart
Only this course
$
500
/course
One course on AI for C&B and Total Rewards — 6 lessons, 18 templates, 18+ prompts, 6 Claude Projects and homework reviewed personally by Mike.
  • 1-year access to the course
  • Live lessons + recordings
  • 18 templates XLSX / DOCX / PPTX
  • 6 Claude Projects
  • Homework reviewed by Mike
  • Accredible diploma
  • ×Only this course — others sold separately
Take the course for $500
Best value
Subscription
160+ courses · 1 year
$
1,000
/yr
This course · $500
+ $500 ×160 courses
160+ courses out of 180 — across all HR functions: recruiting, L&D, performance, C&B, HR analytics, employer brand, AI in HR and more. ~10 premium certification programs (including SHRM-SCP and HR MBA) — outside the subscription.
  • Everything in "Standart"
  • 160+ courses on HR, AI, recruiting, L&D
  • New courses weekly
  • All templates, playbooks, materials
  • Accredible diplomas for each course
  • Mike reviews homework for all courses
  • 1-year access
Subscription $1,000/yr
Teams
Up to 10 people · 1 year
$
2,500
/year per team
Team access to the academy subscription for up to 10 people. Build a C&B function, HRBP team, or upgrade your whole HR team to AI with one payment.
  • Everything in "Subscription"
  • Up to 10 seats per subscription
  • $250 per seat instead of $1,000
  • Team learns together, at the same time
  • Single invoice billing
  • Accredible diploma for everyone
Team at $2,500/yr
Math · apsell
Would you pay $500,
to get access to 160 times more?
$500 = 1 course
+
$500 = +160 more courses
$1,000 = full academy
08 Process · How learning works

The course is not video,
the course is practice.

Six recorded lessons of 45 minutes each. Watch at your own pace, then practice in Claude Projects and submit homework that Mike personally reviews and comments in LMS.

01

Enrollment and package choice

Choose Standart ($500), Subscription ($1,000) or Teams ($2,500). Pay — and you're in the course immediately.

02

LMS access on day one

Personal dashboard with program, templates, Claude Projects and student chat. Active from the first lesson.

03

Recorded lesson · watch anytime

Mike teaches for 45 minutes: TRACE level walkthrough, Claude Project demo, Q&A answers. Full recording available in LMS from day one.

04

Practice in Claude Projects

Grab the ready Project (Job Architect, Market Pricing, Salary Review, etc.), adapt it to your company, and solve a real C&B task.

05

Homework reviewed personally by Mike

Every lesson — homework from real C&B practice. Mike reads and comments personally — no assistants, no templated replies.

06

Diploma and access to recordings

After the final lesson and submitted homework — Accredible diploma (same as Google, Kaplan, Udacity use). Access to the course and materials — for 1 year.

🔒 lms.pritula.academy / aicb
Course · Live self-paced

AI for C&B and Total Rewards

Progress 2/6 lessons
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03
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05
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09 Free pass · First lesson free

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10 Credentials · What stays after

After the course you keep the diploma.

Not a "participation certificate" in a PDF by email, but a verified digital diploma on the Accredible platform — with a QR code, a unique URL and built-in integration with LinkedIn and HH. The same platform issues diplomas for Google, Kaplan and Udacity.

DIPLOMA
AI × C&B
issued
Your Name
for successful course completion
and the ability to apply the skills and tools you've learned
h® HRCI
Hours of theory and practice: 5 | Lessons: 6
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PRITULA
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Five reasons why it matters

  • 01
    Verified by QR
    Any employer can scan the QR code on the diploma and see the original in the Accredible database — no forging, no rewriting.
  • 02
    LinkedIn integration in 1 click
    The diploma is added to the section Licenses & Certifications with all details — employers and recruiters see it right in your profile.
  • 03
    Built on the model HRCI
    The diploma carries the HRCI mark. Mike Pritula is the HRCI representative in the CIS region. Course content matches the international competency model.
  • 04
    Three languages: EN / RU / UA
    The diploma is available in English, Russian and Ukrainian — switchable with one click in Accredible settings.
  • 05
    Can't be lost or faked
    An Accredible record guarantees the diploma can't be forged or lost. It stays with you forever.
Digital Credentials Platform
Diplomas on the same platform:
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11 Author & Academy · Who teaches

Behind the course stands a human. Behind the author stands a machine.

Mike Pritula
Mike Pritula
Author · HR strategist · academy founder
PHRi SHRM-CP HCI sHRBP HRCI representative · CIS region
  • Creator of Mike Pritula Academy and PapaHR AI software
  • Built the HR system of Preply 🦄 on its path to a $1.2 billion valuation
  • 20 years in HR: Wargaming, Preply, iDeals, Starlightmedia, Alfa-Bank, PeopleForce
  • Formed 4 HR teams in different businesses · delivered 50+ HR projects
  • Launched HRCI certification prep courses in 10+ countries
  • Since 2010 in online HR education · TOP-10 HR Eastern Europe
Experience
Wargaming Preply 🦄 iDeals Starlightmedia Alfa-Bank PeopleForce
Academy since 2012

Mike Pritula
Academy

14 years the academy teaches HR by one logic: one author reviews homework, one subscription gives everything, one framework — in every course.

150K+
students
since 2012
160+
courses
in catalog
185
countries
of presence
30+
languages
of study
80
NPS
from students
14
years
since 2012
11b C&B track · Complete the course

This course is not everything.
Here's the full answer on C&B.

Three academy courses cover the C&B function around this one: methodology before, analytics after and  general AI context. Take them as a bundle — or all at once in the subscription for $1,000.

The full academy C&B track
Total Rewards AI for C&B HR Analytics Claude AI in HR
01 · Take BEFORE
01

Total Rewards 3.0.
Methodology

Classic C&B foundation without AI — grading, benchmarking, salary structure design, benefits in traditional format.

  • Hay, Mercer IPE, Korn Ferry — deep
  • Job evaluation methodology by hand
  • Compensation philosophy and policy
  • Benefits and wellbeing programs
02 · Take AFTER
02

HR Analytics.
Working with data

A deep dive into HR data — SQL, Power BI, Tableau, statistics and building HR dashboards for C&B tasks.

  • People Analytics in deep dive format
  • Predictive analytics and ML basics
  • Dashboards for CFO and leadership
  • Complements the AI skills of this course
03 · Expand to HR
03

AI in HR.
All functions

General course on AI for HR functions — recruiting, L&D, performance, employee experience. For those who want AI everywhere, not just in C&B.

  • AI in recruiting and sourcing
  • AI-manager and HRBP assistant
  • HR process automation
  • 200+ AI-tools with an overview
⚡  Academy subscription

All 4 courses of the track
+ 156 other
for $1,000 / year

4 courses separately = $1,950
Subscription to the entire academy = $1,000
Savings $950 + 156 courses

Mike reviews homework for all subscription courses personally. New courses come out weekly and go straight into the subscription.

Get subscription $1,000 / year
12 Final CTA · Start anytime

Ready to enroll
right now — your first
step toward C&B transformation.

27 Pay — and the LMS opens instantly with all 6 lesson recordings. Watch at your own pace, submit homework, get Mike's feedback within days. Or — go straight to the subscription where the course already waits.

📅
Format
Self-paced · start anytime
⏱️
Access
6 lessons · 1 year access
🎓
Diploma
Accredible · LinkedIn-ready
12b FAQ · 8 common questions

8 common questions
before you enroll

01 Is the course right for me if I'm just starting in C&B? Prerequisites

The course is designed for middle/senior C&B-specialists and analysts. We don't spend time explaining "what is a grade" or "why we need compa-ratio" — we go straight to how Claude solves these tasks faster.

If you're just starting in C&B — we recommend first taking the foundation course «Total Rewards 3.0» at the academy, and then — this course for AI-powered enhancement of your C&B function. The courses complement each other perfectly.

02 Do I need to know AI and Claude to take the course? AI stack

No. In the first lesson we break down how to set up a Claude Project from scratch — including Claude vs ChatGPT, how they differ, where each wins for C&B tasks. All prompts are ready-made: copy them, adapt to your company, get the result.

By the end of the course you'll have 6 configured Claude Projects and a library of 18+ prompts, tested on real C&B cases. If you want to go deeper into AI separately — the academy has a course "AI in HR".

03 Will it work without Claude Pro / ChatGPT Plus? Technical requirements

Basic scenarios work on free versions. But for serious C&B work you need Claude Pro ($20/mo) or ChatGPT Plus ($20/mo):

  • Analyzing large datasets (HRIS exports of 1000+ rows)
  • Multi-source benchmarking (Mercer + WTW + Pave in parallel)
  • Generating hundreds of Total Rewards Statements in a single pass
  • Building full-scale Claude Projects with knowledge files

$20/mo pays back with the first automated task — saved time on one salary review covers a year of subscription.

04 How does this course differ from "Total Rewards" and "AI in HR"? Course comparison

Three different courses with different focuses:

  • «Total Rewards 3.0» — methodological C&B foundation without AI: grading, benchmarking, salary structure design, benefits in classic format.
  • "AI in HR" — general course on AI for all HR functions (recruiting, L&D, performance, C&B).
  • «AI for C&B and Total Rewards» — this course. Deep focus on C&B + AI: 6 Claude Projects for specific C&B tasks, industry specifics (tech), working with Levels.fyi / Pave / Figures.

The ideal sequence for a C&B specialist: Total Rewards → this course → AI in HR (to expand into other HR tasks).

05 Is the course suitable for a tech company? For non-tech? Applicability

Benchmarks and cases are built on a mix: global frameworks (Mercer, WTW, Hay, Korn Ferry) + tech sources (Levels.fyi, Pave, Figures, Ravio).

Suitable both for tech companies (focus on equity, Total Compensation, region multipliers, IC1–IC8 levels) and for classic companies (focus on Hay grading, benefits, TRS, salary review by merit matrix).

Every lesson has examples in both contexts. Adapting tools to your industry takes 1—2 hours.

06 Is a diploma issued? Diploma

Yes. C&B Professional Diploma is issued after completing homework for all 6 lessons. Personal feedback is given by Mike Pritula.

Diploma on the platform Accredible (the same platform issues certificates for Google, Rosetta Stone, Udacity):

  • Unique ID code and QR code for verification
  • LinkedIn and HH integration in one click
  • Available in EN / RU / UA
07 Can I take the course on recordings, at my own pace? Learning format

Yes. All 6 lessons are available as recordings immediately after payment. Go through them at your own pace within a year.

Homework is reviewed personally by Mike Pritula — feedback usually arrives within 1—3 business days. After completing all 6 homework assignments — the diploma.

In parallel there's a closed Telegram chat for course students where you can share cases, prompts and results in real time.

08 Is the course included in the annual subscription? Subscription and pricing

Yes. The course is included in the academy annual subscription:

  • $1,000 / year — access to all 160+ academy courses for 1 person
  • $2,500 / year — team subscription for up to 10 people on all 160+ courses

If you plan to take 3+ academy courses within a year — the subscription beats buying them separately.

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Write directly. Mike personally answers questions about the courses — usually within a couple of hours.
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