Mike Pritula
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Julia Golovko
I was lucky to work with Mike in Preply under his leadership. His skills as a manager and mentor were truly invaluable to me. From our first meeting, I was struck by his passion for the industry and dedication to helping the team succeed. He was always approachable, and his insight and guidance helped me to become a better professional in every way. I feel truly grateful to have had the chance to learn from someone like Mike.
Narine Gzogyan
ĐŃŃŃ HR Generalist ĐŽĐ°ĐČ ĐŒĐ”ĐœŃ ĐżŃĐ°ĐșŃĐžŃĐœĐžĐč ĐŽĐŸŃĐČŃĐŽ Ń ĐŃĐŸĐČĐ”ĐŽĐ”ĐœĐœŃ HR Đ°ŃĐŽĐžŃŃ, ĐŽĐŸŃĐ»ŃĐŽĐ¶Đ”ĐœŃ ŃĐ° ŃŃŃĐ°ŃДгŃŃ, ĐŁĐżŃĐ°ĐČĐ»ŃĐœĐœŃ Đ”ŃĐ”ĐșŃĐžĐČĐœĐŸŃŃŃ ŃĐ° OKR, Đ ĐŸĐ·ĐČĐžŃĐșŃ Đ»ŃĐŽĐ”ŃŃĐČ, Đ°ĐœĐ°Đ»ŃŃĐžĐșĐ°, ĐŒĐ”ŃŃĐžĐșĐ°, бŃЎжДŃŃĐČĐ°ĐœĐœŃ... ĐŻĐșŃ Đ·ĐŒŃĐœĐž ĐČŃЎбŃлОŃŃ Đ·Ń ĐŒĐœĐŸŃ? - ĐąŃĐ»ŃĐșĐž ĐżĐŸĐ·ĐžŃĐžĐČĐœŃ Đ·ĐŒŃĐœĐž. ĐŃжД ĐŽŃĐșŃŃ!
Julia Golovko
I was lucky to work with Mike in Preply under his leadership. His skills as a manager and mentor were truly invaluable to me. From our first meeting, I was struck by his passion for the industry and dedication to helping the team succeed. He was always approachable, and his insight and guidance helped me to become a better professional in every way. I feel truly grateful to have had the chance to learn from someone like Mike.
Narine Gzogyan
ĐŃŃŃ HR Generalist ĐŽĐ°ĐČ ĐŒĐ”ĐœŃ ĐżŃĐ°ĐșŃĐžŃĐœĐžĐč ĐŽĐŸŃĐČŃĐŽ Ń ĐŃĐŸĐČĐ”ĐŽĐ”ĐœĐœŃ HR Đ°ŃĐŽĐžŃŃ, ĐŽĐŸŃĐ»ŃĐŽĐ¶Đ”ĐœŃ ŃĐ° ŃŃŃĐ°ŃДгŃŃ, ĐŁĐżŃĐ°ĐČĐ»ŃĐœĐœŃ Đ”ŃĐ”ĐșŃĐžĐČĐœĐŸŃŃŃ ŃĐ° OKR, Đ ĐŸĐ·ĐČĐžŃĐșŃ Đ»ŃĐŽĐ”ŃŃĐČ, Đ°ĐœĐ°Đ»ŃŃĐžĐșĐ°, ĐŒĐ”ŃŃĐžĐșĐ°, бŃЎжДŃŃĐČĐ°ĐœĐœŃ... ĐŻĐșŃ Đ·ĐŒŃĐœĐž ĐČŃЎбŃлОŃŃ Đ·Ń ĐŒĐœĐŸŃ? - ĐąŃĐ»ŃĐșĐž ĐżĐŸĐ·ĐžŃĐžĐČĐœŃ Đ·ĐŒŃĐœĐž. ĐŃжД ĐŽŃĐșŃŃ!
Julia Golovko
I was lucky to work with Mike in Preply under his leadership. His skills as a manager and mentor were truly invaluable to me. From our first meeting, I was struck by his passion for the industry and dedication to helping the team succeed. He was always approachable, and his insight and guidance helped me to become a better professional in every way. I feel truly grateful to have had the chance to learn from someone like Mike.
Narine Gzogyan
ĐŃŃŃ HR Generalist ĐŽĐ°ĐČ ĐŒĐ”ĐœŃ ĐżŃĐ°ĐșŃĐžŃĐœĐžĐč ĐŽĐŸŃĐČŃĐŽ Ń ĐŃĐŸĐČĐ”ĐŽĐ”ĐœĐœŃ HR Đ°ŃĐŽĐžŃŃ, ĐŽĐŸŃĐ»ŃĐŽĐ¶Đ”ĐœŃ ŃĐ° ŃŃŃĐ°ŃДгŃŃ, ĐŁĐżŃĐ°ĐČĐ»ŃĐœĐœŃ Đ”ŃĐ”ĐșŃĐžĐČĐœĐŸŃŃŃ ŃĐ° OKR, Đ ĐŸĐ·ĐČĐžŃĐșŃ Đ»ŃĐŽĐ”ŃŃĐČ, Đ°ĐœĐ°Đ»ŃŃĐžĐșĐ°, ĐŒĐ”ŃŃĐžĐșĐ°, бŃЎжДŃŃĐČĐ°ĐœĐœŃ... ĐŻĐșŃ Đ·ĐŒŃĐœĐž ĐČŃЎбŃлОŃŃ Đ·Ń ĐŒĐœĐŸŃ? - ĐąŃĐ»ŃĐșĐž ĐżĐŸĐ·ĐžŃĐžĐČĐœŃ Đ·ĐŒŃĐœĐž. ĐŃжД ĐŽŃĐșŃŃ!
Julia Golovko
I was lucky to work with Mike in Preply under his leadership. His skills as a manager and mentor were truly invaluable to me. From our first meeting, I was struck by his passion for the industry and dedication to helping the team succeed. He was always approachable, and his insight and guidance helped me to become a better professional in every way. I feel truly grateful to have had the chance to learn from someone like Mike.
Narine Gzogyan
ĐŃŃŃ HR Generalist ĐŽĐ°ĐČ ĐŒĐ”ĐœŃ ĐżŃĐ°ĐșŃĐžŃĐœĐžĐč ĐŽĐŸŃĐČŃĐŽ Ń ĐŃĐŸĐČĐ”ĐŽĐ”ĐœĐœŃ HR Đ°ŃĐŽĐžŃŃ, ĐŽĐŸŃĐ»ŃĐŽĐ¶Đ”ĐœŃ ŃĐ° ŃŃŃĐ°ŃДгŃŃ, ĐŁĐżŃĐ°ĐČĐ»ŃĐœĐœŃ Đ”ŃĐ”ĐșŃĐžĐČĐœĐŸŃŃŃ ŃĐ° OKR, Đ ĐŸĐ·ĐČĐžŃĐșŃ Đ»ŃĐŽĐ”ŃŃĐČ, Đ°ĐœĐ°Đ»ŃŃĐžĐșĐ°, ĐŒĐ”ŃŃĐžĐșĐ°, бŃЎжДŃŃĐČĐ°ĐœĐœŃ... ĐŻĐșŃ Đ·ĐŒŃĐœĐž ĐČŃЎбŃлОŃŃ Đ·Ń ĐŒĐœĐŸŃ? - ĐąŃĐ»ŃĐșĐž ĐżĐŸĐ·ĐžŃĐžĐČĐœŃ Đ·ĐŒŃĐœĐž. ĐŃжД ĐŽŃĐșŃŃ!
Credentials
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Optimal Product Management and Product Marketing Training Course
280 GroupOct, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Gamification in business
Ekonomika Communication HubJan, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence
Case Western Reserve UniversityJan, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Job grading and evalution
EYJan, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Performance management
EYJan, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
Professional in Human Resources â Internationalâą (PHRiâą)
HR Certification Institute - HRCIDec, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Mike Pritula Academy
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Ukraine
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E-learning
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1 - 100 Employee
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đFounder and HR Technology expert
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Mar 2012 - Present
đ©âđ« 115 courses created | đ©âđ 10000 students taught | đ Biggest HR Community >100K âïž EdTech Expert âïž OpenaAI ChatGPT and Midjourney Ambassador among HR âïž Online courses for HRs and Business Leaders âïž HR tools development and sharing âïž HR community management âïž Organizational coaching and advisory âïž HR Software consultancy âïž Book writing đ©âđ« 115 courses created | đ©âđ 10000 students taught | đ Biggest HR Community >100K âïž EdTech Expert âïž OpenaAI ChatGPT and Midjourney Ambassador among HR âïž Online courses for HRs and Business Leaders âïž HR tools development and sharing âïž HR community management âïž Organizational coaching and advisory âïž HR Software consultancy âïž Book writing
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PeopleForce HRM
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Ukraine
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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đ§đ»âđ»HRIS Advisor
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Aug 2021 - Jun 2022
đ Huge awareness Growth | đČ Sales Boost | âïž New Features and UX advisementWe are building best in class All-in-One HRM SoftwareConsulting HR and companies about HRIS/HRM System implementation and HR automationHR Technology leader
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đHR Ambassador
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Jul 2020 - Aug 2021
Our partnership aims to implement the best HR practices.Mike Pritula Academy: We provide the best in class HR training for all kind of HR experts. Our HR school has more than 60 HR courses on different topics. We also provide PHRi HRCI exam preparation course and HR MBA.PeopleForce is a multifunctional HRM system designed to optimize and simplify HR and Recruitment processes.
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Software Development
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300 - 400 Employee
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đChief People Officer and HRIS Director (BambooHR, Lever, 15Five, Slack, Workplace)
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Jul 2018 - Nov 2019
đŠžââïž 13 HR team | đ ïž All HR Processes from Scratch | đ Built platform for company growth I was lucky enough to form a 13-person HR team, which achieved such results in a year: - Launched the OKR system in the company - Automated processes with the following technology stack: Slack, BambooHR, Lever, 15Five, Workplace - Described the corporate culture, organized trainings on VUCA, Radical Candor and burnout, we began to select people for the company based on values - Completely dismantled and reassembled the recruitment process to hire only A-players: started to apply scorecard, evaluate competencies, conduct Role Play, use SHL tests, conduct micro-assessments - Launched the sourcing process for vacancies: the formation 200-300 candidates funnel just in a week, automated mailing to the whole funnel (nurturing campaigns), work with passive candidates, sourcing in Github, Stackoverflow, Quora, Meetup, Facebook, Slack and other sources - Implemented a policy of unlimited leave and switched from monitoring working hours with Time Sheet to monitoring results with OKR and flexible working hours - Brought a 1:1 culture to the company - Helped to equip intercoms with equipment for Zoom meetings - Conducted target audience research for the new employer brand and developed the concept of a new value proposition (EVP) based on the needs of the target audience - Achieved a 1.5-fold decrease in turnover - A number of HR processes have been built from scratch - Described the Employee Handbook - Launched two-way communication through regular questionnaires and working group meetings - Start holding All Hands Meeting monthly - Built an automated onboarding and offboarding process with notification of all services and assigning tasks to responsible persons - HR processes by a major audit company were successfully audited - Introduced grading and compensation management based on market data from KornFerry - Start measuring eNPS Show less
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Book: resumenamillion.ru
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Russian Federation
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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đ Book Author
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Jul 2016 - Dec 2018
đ >1000 copies sold | đ„#1 Book for career building | đ Great media coverage The book is about Career Building and is currently published in Russian only. đ >1000 copies sold | đ„#1 Book for career building | đ Great media coverage The book is about Career Building and is currently published in Russian only.
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Preply
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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đChief Human Resources Officer and HRM implementor (BambooHR, BreezyHR, 15Five, Workplace)
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Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
đŠžââïž 50âą100 Headcount Growth in 6 months | đŠžââïžFull HR team formed | đ Prepared company for the next investment round This journey started unexpectedly after my come back to Ukraine. The CEO which I'd been known for almost a year convinced me to join a small tiny startup that thought big and wanted to become another Booking.com. This shift in paradigm was and is my number one objective. Working in a startup business with young founders is very interesting yet challenging part of this journey. Now, after 1 year the company is very strong and is heading to its initial goal. And as always, the path from good to great and then to greatest is long and HR team is working hard to help the company to touch the moon. Overall business value is under NDA, YOY growth is X times. Join Preply now until it's too late: https://jobs.lever.co/preply âą If you ever heard Prepler or Preplers - it was me who invented this word here âą HR team formed (10 people) âą HR audit performed âą HR Department relaunched and HR team formed âą Company Culture introduced âą HR Strategy developed âą HRIS upgraded (BambooHR + 15five + Workplace by Facebook + BreezyHR/Lever) âą Performance Management introduced (including OKRs) âą Continuous feedback introduced âą Retention improved (monthly turnover 2.3 -> 2.1) âą eNPS increased from 30 to 60 in just a quarter and then 70 in the next quarter âą 2.5X headcount growth within 11 months âą Merit increase introduced âą New LTIP is developed âą Productivity improvements made: CO2 meter, decibel meter, Slack policy, standing tables, etc. âą GDPR Compliance delivered by the team in time Show less
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Wargaming
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Cyprus
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Computer Games
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700 & Above Employee
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đGlobal Rewards Head, CIS
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Jan 2015 - May 2017
đ° $10M Saved | đ” First ever salary survey in Belarus for Radford ran | đ Strengthened company EVP At this role I faced lots of obstacles I had to overcome in delivering business value: strong 3D organizational structure (functions, product, regions), multi stakeholders (up to 20) decisions, reporting to HQ on Cyprus and to the direct manager being in the US at that time, huge HR transformation and new company strategy implementation. I felt myself a firefighter or even a troubleshooter. But at the end a new grading system and bonus calculation were delivered and some serious people issues were solved. By doing a lot of analytics in Total Rewards and EVP some useful insights were discovered and implemented. Overall business value were dozens of millions of dollars (mostly connected to cost savings based on data driven decisions). âą Built the first compensation survey in Belarus âą Introduced grading system and salary ranges (which lead to cost savings) âą Conducted EVP analysis to improve hiring metrics, reduce turnover and increase morale âą Introduced eNPS metrics in CIS cluster âą Developed Total Rewards Strategy for CIS âą Developed Employer Brand improvement strategy âą Helped company to save millions dollars by redesigning Total Rewards portfolio Also as HRBP: âą Shift organizational structure from matrix to the product oriented (using DACI matrix, product management skills development, job analysis and new roles creation, product leaders assessment and development, product objectives cascading) âą Improve HR services excellence by developing SLA, service satisfaction survey, creating HR service catalogue. Help transform HR services to the new model (HR operations, Centers of expertize, HR Business partnership) âą Grew up 2 successors from HRM to HRBP position âą Create and deliver succession planning strategy for key people in the team. Roll-out personal development plan for 8 key leaders. âą Built budget control approach which helped to save $200K Show less
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STB TV Channel
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Ukraine
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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200 - 300 Employee
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đChief Human Resources Officer
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Jul 2010 - Dec 2014
đŠžââïž 700âą2500 Headcount Growth | đ Attrition 24% âą 18% | đ Satisfaction 75% âą 95% I would say these 4 years were awesome journey with great people along the way. I saw how people, staffed by my team, launched numerous TV shows: X-factor, Bachelor, Weighted and Happy, Master Chef, Vse bude dobre, etc. The incentive system we built with my compen&ben team was the most sophisticated and efficient I've ever met. It drove people to achieve the most they could. And they were fairly rewarded. The business impact here was hundreds of millions of dollars, since the TV channel became #1 button on the remote control in every family and won the competition with Inter and 1+1 TV Channels. I also helped other Starlight media companies in different ways, e.g. found a very talented head of HR for Novy TV channel. âą HR Department relaunched and HR team formed âą Annual turnover reduced from 24% to 18% âą Employee satisfaction increased from 75% to 95% âą Company Culture introduced: recruiting based on values, HR policies aligning âą Helped to scale the company from 700 to 2400 employees Show less
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LVMH
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France
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Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
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700 & Above Employee
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đChief Human Resources Officer
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Feb 2009 - Jun 2010
đŠžââïž 200âą800 Headcount Growth | đ Attrition 50% âą 30% | đ Satisfaction -10% âą +30% I joined this company during the financial crises and it was already losing people. I began from the survey and addressed the most difficult issues which decreased the attrition dramatically: from 50% to 30%. I also helped company to launch the very success retail chain called "Polyana wine market". I was reporting to the company owner and enjoyed how quickly decisions were made. The business impact was dozens of millions of dollars. The main impact was made by focusing on the core business and forming the marketing team, as well as helping other businesses to grow and launch another one business. âą Sommelier school launched âą Turnover was reduced from 50% to 30% âą Polyana wine market launched âą New marketing department formed Show less
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Alfa-Bank
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Russian Federation
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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đHR Business Partner
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Oct 2005 - Jan 2009
đŠžââïž 500 people hired | đ Attrition 25% âą 20% | đ Successful internal outplacement of 300 employees The place, where my journey begins. There were good times working here. I helped Alfa-Bank in growing its consumer business by attractive A-players when it was needed the most: eastern Ukraine (2006), Kiev HQ (2007), Chernihiv operations center (2008). The overall business influence was hundreds of millions of dollars. Bank became TOP10 in the most of categories within just a couple of years being a big outsider before. âą 500 employees hired for Retail Business, IT and Operations âą Successful regional HR department launch âą Turnover reduced due to Exit Management improvement âą HR Business Partnership for Operations department introduced Show less
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Education
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2001 - 2006
Ukrainian Academy Of Banking Of The National Bank Of Ukraine
Master, Banking
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