People & Culture Business Partner

Company Description

INFICON is a leading provider of innovative instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 software solutions that enhance productivity and quality of tools, processes, and complete factories. These analysis, measurement and control products are essential for gas leak detection in air conditioning/refrigeration and automotive manufacturing. They are vital to equipment manufacturers and end-users in the complex fabrication of semiconductors and thin film coatings for optics, flat panel displays, solar cells and industrial vacuum coating applications. Other users of our vacuum-based processes include the life sciences, research, aerospace, packaging, heat treatment, laser cutting and many other industrial processes. We also leverage our expertise in vacuum technology to provide unique, toxic chemical analysis products for emergency response, security, and environmental health and safety.

Job Description

The People & Culture Business Partner (PCBP) aligns business objectives with employees and management across designated business units. The role is grounded in a deep understanding of the business and in trusted, credible relationships with leaders and employees, partnering across the People & Culture function to deliver value-added services that reflect the strategic objectives of the organization.
The PCBP acts as a trusted advisor to business leaders, providing guidance on strategic workforce planning, talent management, leadership development, employee relations, performance, organizational design, and culture while ensuring compliance with people policies and labor laws. The role uses people data, analytics, and emerging tools to inform decisions and to build sustainable, future-ready organizational capability.

Key Responsibilities

Business Acumen & Trusted Relationships

• Develop a deep understanding of the business, its strategy, customers, products, commercial drivers, operating model, and financial performance, and use that understanding to shape relevant people solutions.

• Build and maintain trusted, credible relationships with business leaders, managers, and employees, becoming a sought-after advisor on people and organizational matters.

• Spend meaningful time in the business: attend leadership and team meetings, visit sites where appropriate, and stay close to the day-to-day realities of the workforce.

• Anticipate business needs by proactively identifying people-related risks, opportunities, and trends, and bringing forward insights and recommendations.

• Challenge constructively, ask the right questions, and influence with empathy, candor, and confidentiality to earn long-term trust at every level.

Strategic Partnership & Workforce Planning

• Partner with business leaders to understand organizational goals and translate them into aligned people strategies.

• Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity, retention, and engagement.

• Advise on workforce planning, succession planning, and skills-based talent development that anticipates future capability needs.

• Support organizational design, role clarity, and team effectiveness across both technical and commercial populations.

• Provide insights from people analytics and predictive workforce data to inform business decisions.

Leadership Coaching & Development

• Coach leaders on performance management, leadership effectiveness, team development, and inclusive leadership behaviors.

• Support leadership capability development aligned with INFICON’s leadership expectations and strengthen management maturity across the organization.

• Equip managers to lead effectively across hybrid, distributed, and cross-cultural teams.

• Identify training needs at the business-unit level and individual executive coaching needs; participate in evaluation and monitoring of training programs and follow up to ensure objectives are met.

Change Management & Organizational Effectiveness

• Act as a change partner for business leadership, supporting transformation initiatives, communications, and leadership alignment during change.

• Build change capability in leaders as an ongoing competency, not a one-time project skill.

• Help leaders navigate organizational complexity and strengthen alignment between functions and regions.

• Support team structures, accountability, and collaboration to improve