Elle Raade is a business-oriented HR professional currently in the university sector with a background working with growth companies in law practice and in private equity. Currently she is working as a Compensation and Benefits Manager at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. Metropolia employs 2,200 employees in three core functions: teaching; research, development and innovation (RDI); and business activities. Metropolia is the largest university of applied sciences in Finland and has more than 17,000 students in the fields of technology, social and health, business, and culture sectors. She has the responsibility over Metropolia’s compensation & benefits, and performance management policies and implementation. In addition, her responsibilities include Metropolia’s employee relations, and workplace policies and implementation.

Expertise and insight for the future Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland’s largest university of applied sciences, educates the professionals of tomorrow in the fields of culture, business, health care and social services, and technology. In the Metropolia community people and worlds meet to create insight, expertise and well-being for both the world of work and life in general. You can count on Metropolia as a reliable partner and an innovator in higher education. Through cooperation we discover new ideas and solutions to build a better future.