Upbound Group Summer 2026 Internship – Merchandising

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.

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 Merchandising Intern will work as part of the Rent-A-Center Merchant team to support and improve critical merchandising functions such as product assortment strategy, monthly promotional planning, supplier negotiations and communications, data reporting analytics, and store merchandising support.

The Merchandising Intern will learn various aspects of RAC Merchandising and product buying functions. They will learn ways to approach supplier communications and negotiations to create win-win scenarios for both RAC and the supplier. Merchandising data and analytics will provide the opportunity to learn how to take large amounts of raw data and turn it into actionable insights. The Merchandising intern will support the department wide promo planning process, and will learn both organization and time management skills, as well as working and gaining alignment with many cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Students must be currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in Business, Retail/Buying, Merchandising, Economics, Accounting, Finance, or Supply Chain
• Students must have a graduation date between May 2026 and December 2027
• Must have a minimum of 3.0 GPA in current program
• Must be able to work M-F; 8 am - 5 pm onsite at Upbound's Corporate office in Plano
• 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.