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Online executive program · 3 months

Specialization & Certification in Compensation & Benefits

Don't just learn compensation.
Build your business solution.

A rigorous specialization in Compensation & Benefits designed for LATAM executives. Bring your real challenge, apply the theory under the Flipped Classroom model, and leave with a strategy developed and calibrated by practitioners.

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The LBS difference

This isn't an academic program. It's the ability to solve the problem with confidence.

The return isn't measured in credits or a diploma. It's measured in walking out able to solve a real business problem or take on a new responsibility with technical judgment and strategic vision. Every session is designed to move you from what you know to what you decide — and to what you execute.

An academic course teaches you the theory. LBS prepares you for the moment you have to decide.

Practicing faculty, not lecturers

You learn from leaders in active practice who live today the problems you're about to solve — not from academics who study them. They bring the judgment of the field, not of theory.

Executive flipped classroom

You work through the theory beforehand; live time is spent applying, debating, and deciding on real cases. Every session is deliberate practice, not a lecture.

Validated by the market, not by an endorsement

Its authority comes from reputation, from practicing faculty, and from the adoption of the companies that trust us — the same logic by which the market recognizes the top firms. It doesn't rely on a university seal.

Global, current, and proven over time

A global, continuously updated perspective, sustained by several generations of executives who have already gone through the program. What's new, tested by the rigor of those who came before.

How it works

At LBS we don't use live sessions to deliver theory you can read on your own. You master the fundamentals beforehand, in asynchronous pre-work at your own pace, so that time with practicing faculty goes where it truly creates return: applying the knowledge to real cases and business decisions. The program closes with a capstone that isn't an academic exercise, but the solution to a real problem in your own organization.

  1. Asynchronous pre-work

    You master the fundamentals on your own, before each live session.

  2. Live sessions with practicing faculty

    You apply those fundamentals to real cases and business decisions.

  3. Capstone

    You solve a real problem in your own organization, with tangible return from day one.

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Ideal profile

Who is this
experience for?

We curate each cohort to ensure high-level strategic debate and cross-industry, regional peer calibration.

C&B specialists

Professionals who manage compensation and want to move from operational execution to strategic design.

HR Managers & Directors

Senior executives who need to structure total rewards frameworks to attract and retain the best regional talent.

Finance partners

Finance leaders involved in payroll budgeting, equity structures, and variable compensation modeling.

Consultants

External advisors seeking to deepen their technical expertise in the proprietary methodologies of global firms.

Our methodology

Theory is a commodity.
Application is rare.

We don't do traditional lectures. The program operates as a guided consultancy project under a Flipped Classroom model: you bring a real challenge from your organization and solve it with our frameworks.

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Flipped Classroom format
You consume the theoretical content on your own time (self-study). Live sessions are reserved entirely for debate, case resolution, and applying frameworks to your reality.
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Bring your business problem
Your project isn't academic. From week one, you develop a concrete solution specific to your company's current transformation.
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Faculty of active practitioners
Taught not by career academics, but by active regional leaders and former partners from global consulting firms — practitioners sharing real-world strategies.
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LATAM peer calibration
You analyze your organizational challenges alongside carefully selected leaders from Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and across the region. Cross-border perspective is the core of the experience.
Format & duration

How it unfolds 100% online.

A highly structured rhythm designed for working executives: it blends asynchronous self-study with synchronous live debate-and-application sessions.

Duration
3 months · 14 weeks of coursework + 3 for the final project
Format
100% online · live sessions
Live sessions
Fridays 4–6 pm and Saturdays 8–10 am (CDMX)
Workload
~54 h of self-study + ~54 h live
Language
Spanish
Next cohort
Date confirmed by Admissions
Curriculum

14 modules toward mastering
total compensation.

Module 1
AI for compensation professionals
How artificial intelligence is transforming compensation design and analytics; tools and mindset for the new role.
Module 2
Employee Value Proposition (EVP)
Building an EVP that connects business strategy with employee experience and rewards.
Module 3
Job evaluation & architecture
Job evaluation methodologies and design of the organizational job architecture.
Module 4
Salary structures
Designing salary bands, pay grades, and policies for internal equity and external competitiveness.
Module 5
Surveys & market pricing
Using salary surveys, benchmarking, and market positioning.
Module 6
Variable compensation
Designing short-term incentives (STI) aligned to results and behaviors.
Module 7
Sales compensation
Commission schemes and sales incentives that drive the right behaviors.
Module 8
Executive compensation & LTI
Long-term incentives, equity, and corporate governance of C-Suite compensation.
Module 9
Benefits & wellbeing
Designing flexible benefits, holistic wellbeing, and non-monetary rewards.
Module 10
Compensation analytics
Metrics, dashboards, and data-driven decision models for C&B.
Module 11
Pay equity & compliance
Closing pay gaps, gender equity, and the applicable regulatory framework.
Module 12
Payroll budgeting & costing
Budget planning, costing, and projection of personnel expenditure.
Module 13
Compensation communication
How to communicate the rewards strategy so it generates perceived value.
Module 14
Applied final project
Integrating the entire program into a total compensation strategy for your organization.
Faculty

Guided by active industry leaders.

Recognized practitioners associated with the program. Specific participation may vary by cohort and will be confirmed during the admissions process.

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Official credential

Backed by Latam Business School.

After successfully defending your final project before the faculty panel, you earn the LBS Specialization & Certification in Compensation & Benefits — a credential recognized across Latin America that attests to your ability to design and execute enterprise-grade compensation architectures.

  • Verifiable digital credential
  • Recognized across LATAM markets
  • Project defense before a faculty panel
The cohort profile

Your peers face the same structural challenges.

The program relies heavily on peer calibration. You share a cohort with leaders from comparable organizations across Latin America.

3
months of intensive program
14
specialized modules
100%
of the applied project focused on your real compensation structure — equity, retention and decision speed from module 1
1:1
expert project calibration

An Admissions Director builds a personalized proposal with you.

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For your organization

Is this certification for you, or to prepare your whole team?

A certification quickly closes a specific gap. But when the challenge is building a capability across an entire area or aligning a regional team, what you need isn't a course: it's a partner. LBS designs tailored programs together with your organization and brings first-rate training wherever your team is, not just to the capitals.

Let's talk about a tailored program

Admissions are open for the upcoming cohort.

Spaces are limited to ensure high-quality debate and dedicated faculty attention to your business problem. An Admissions Director builds a personalized proposal with you and confirms the next cohort date.

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