Upbound Group Summer 2026 Internship – Cybersecurity & Privacy

Who We Are

Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPBD) is a technology and data-driven leader in accessible and inclusive financial solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of underserved customers. The Company’s customer-facing operating units include industry-leading brands such as Acima, Brigit, and Rent-A-Center that facilitate consumer transactions across a wide range of store-based and digital channels, including over 2,300 company branded retail units across the United States, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Upbound Group, Inc. is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

 Summer Intern Program

 Upbound Group’s 2026 Summer Intern Program offers an immersive professional development experience that goes beyond traditional internships, providing participants with a comprehensive opportunity to grow both personally and professionally through dynamic networking events, engaging volunteer activities, and exclusive executive leadership speaker sessions. Interns can anticipate a robust learning environment that balances structured training modules with self-paced learning pathways, enabling them to explore their potential, develop critical skills, and gain meaningful insights into corporate culture.

 Program Dates

 The ten-week program will run from June 1 to August 7, 2026, and is an in-office experience at our company headquarters in Plano, Texas.

 The Role

The Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance department is responsible for ensuring our organization’s Information Technology systems and processes comply with industry regulations and standards and that we have effective risk management processes in place. As a Cybersecurity & Privacy Intern, you will work directly with technologies at Upbound Group to produce a catalog of security controls.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide analytical, strategic, and technical skills to design, develop, implement, and use state-of-the-art technology cybersecurity solutions aimed at reducing risk
• Responsible for delivering innovative capabilities in team environment, as well as leveraging skills, background, and interests for a specific group within Global Information Security
• Respond to, research, measure, detect and mitigate security attacks that attempt to compromise at the network and application layers
• Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situation or data requires a review of identifiable factors

Qualifications

• Coursework in Cybersecurity, Privacy, Networking, Information Systems, and/or Programming
• Must be a rising Junior or above at an accredited four-year college or university.
• Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of industry trends and current threat landscape
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and correlate information from a wide array of enterprise technologies
• Ability to work in our home office in Plano, Texas Monday through Friday
• To be eligible for this program, you must be authorized to work in the U.S. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this program. Likewise, Upbound Group will not provide any assistance or sign any documentation in support of any other form of immigration sponsorship or benefit including optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT.)

Compensation

Summer Interns at Upbound Group are paid hourly in accordance with usual payroll procedures.

 $22.00 per hour

Application Window closes on or before 9/19/25

 Upbound Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non- discriminatory basis, and without regard to actual or perceived race (the definition of race also includes traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and braids, locks, and twists), religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender (including gender identity, transgender, and gender expression), age, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law.