Laura Prokop serves as Compensation director for MRA – The Management Association. Laura has over 15 years of human resources experience with expertise in designing base and variable compensation plans, developing human capital management strategies, and implementing enterprise-wide HRIS projects. Her experience ranges from small privately held companies to global organizations in the financial services, healthcare, and retail industries.

Prior to joining MRA, Laura led a team of compensation professionals charged with maintaining internal pay equity and external competitiveness for over 130,000 employees nationwide. Laura has helped a wide variety of organizations align their human capital management with their strategic business goals. Laura has a proven track record of:

Developing, implementing, and managing an array of compensation programs that include base pay, variable compensation, and sales commission plans. The programs drive organizational goals while maintaining compliance with government regulations.
Implementing HR technologies across the enterprise including Employee and Manager Self Service application, designing system interfaces between third party vendors, and performance management systems.
Implementing and managing benefit programs that include outsourcing leave of absence programs and integration of acquired companies benefit platforms.

Education

Laura holds a B.A. in Managerial Accounting with a minor in Computer Science from Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI. Laura holds Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) designation and is certified as a Six Sigma Green Belt.