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UX Design Intern

Job Description: Upbound Group Summer 2026 Internship – UX Design Intern

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 through August 7, 2026, and is an in-office experience at our company headquarters in Plano, TX.

The Role

As a UX Design Intern at Acima, you will collaborate closely with the Product Management team to help design, build, and launch innovative solutions in the lease-to-own space. This hands-on internship will offer exposure to a dynamic and fast-paced environment where you’ll gain experience in UX design, UX research, product strategy, development, and execution.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

  • Learn and apply UX design best practices while contributing to real product work
  • Participate in the full design process—from understanding problems and user needs to designing, testing, and refining solutions
  • Review customer research, interviews, usability testing, and data to identify user needs, behaviors, and pain points
  • Approach design problems with a customer-first mindset, always looking for opportunities to improve the user experience
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, engineers, and other stakeholders to understand business needs, technical constraints, and different perspectives
  • Create quick design concepts and prototypes to explore ideas and gather feedback early
  • Share work with the design team through design reviews, critiques, and group discussions
  • Learn how design work is documented and communicated to engineering and product partners
  • Gain exposure to how designs move from concept to build by working alongside engineers
  • Ask questions, seek feedback, and grow design skills through mentorship and collaboration

In addition to your daily responsibilities, as an intern at Acima, you will also participate in:

  • Professional Development Workshops focused on growing your product management and leadership skills.
  • Cross-Departmental Networking with teams such as product management, engineering, and marketing.
  • Mentorship Opportunities to receive personalized guidance and career development from experienced UX designers.
  • Corporate Events and Initiatives, including team-building activities and volunteer opportunities.

Compensation

Summer Interns at Upbound Group are paid hourly in accordance with usual payroll procedures. $22.00 per hour

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. Upbound Group is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.