Manager Data Intelligence

Manager Data Intelligence

Draper, UT (In-Office)

Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPBD) is a technology and data‑driven leader providing inclusive financial solutions to underserved customers through brands such as Acima, Brigit, and Rent‑A‑Center.

• Data Intelligence Roadmaps & Stakeholder Management
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  Partner with business VPs, Directors, product managers, and leadership to identify needs, develop use cases, facilitate workshops, and align priorities with data product roadmaps.
• Analytics & Insights Enablement
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  Deliver trusted data products and self‑service capabilities; enable data‑driven decision making through dashboards, insights and AI‑powered solutions; promote data literacy and AI adoption.
• Data Architecture & Solution Design
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  Provide architecture guidance, ensure solutions meet standards for scalability, performance, governance, security and reusability, and collaborate on best practices and technical standards.
• Product Backlog Ownership & Delivery
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  Manage product backlogs, roadmaps and release plans; create Jira epics, features, user stories, tasks; prioritize features; lead sprint ceremonies; track progress and manage risks.
• Data Governance & Quality
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  Ensure compliance with regulatory, privacy and security requirements; lead metadata management, lineage, cataloging, discoverability; use AI to enhance governance; improve data reliability, accuracy and consistency.
• Resource Planning & Capacity Management
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  Develop quarterly resource plans, forecast staffing, support budget planning.
• Technical Leadership & Quality Assurance
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  Conduct architecture, design and code reviews, enforce standards, assure product quality, implement testing and monitoring practices.
• Leadership & Innovation
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  Foster experimentation and AI‑driven problem solving; mentor teams on product thinking and AI best practices; lead AI and data product transformation initiatives.
• Escalation Management & Technical Troubleshooting
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  Serve as technical escalation point for critical production issues; perform troubleshooting, root cause analysis, guide resolution, support deployments and operational readiness.

• 15 years in data, analytics, engineering, data architecture or related roles.
• 5+ years leading enterprise data or AI‑enabled product teams.
• Experience building AI, analytics or data products at scale, delivering measurable business value.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Experience with Jira backlog management and Agile/Scrum.
• Proficiency in data architecture, modeling, integration patterns and code review.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or related field.
• Knowledge of data warehouse, lakehouse and data mesh architectures, Snowflake, Databricks or similar platforms.

• Business Value Realization & Executive Communication
• Data Strategy & Governance
• Data Architecture & Modeling (Dimensional and Relational)
• Experience implementing AI solutions, including Generative AI, Agentic AI, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation, Knowledge Graphs, Vector Databases, Semantic Search and Prompt Engineering.
• Agile/Scrum Methodologies and Jira Backlog Management
• Enterprise Data Warehousing (Snowflake, Cloud Data Warehouses)
• Python, SQL, ETL/ELT design and development
• Data Quality & Governance, Code Reviews & QA, Production Support & Troubleshooting
• Performance Tuning, Optimization, CI/CD, Dev Ops
• Resource Planning & Capacity Management

• Full health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• 401(k) match
• 6% discretionary time off, 3% DTO
• Health Savings Account with company contribution
• College tuition reimbursement for STEM degrees
• Unlimited use of Linked In Learning
• Free car charging, onsite gym and showers

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Upbound/Acima/Brigit are equal opportunity employers committed to ensuring that all employment decisions are made on a non‑discriminatory basis, and without regard to actual or perceived race. Upbound Group is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.