Data Scientist (Remote)

Progressive Leasing is a leading provider of in‑store and e‑commerce lease‑to‑own solutions. With more than 20 years in FinTech, we’ve grown from start‑up to industry leader by innovating, simplifying, and valuing people. We are a subsidiary of PROG Holdings (NYSE: PRG), a FinTech holding company with three business segments: Progressive Leasing, Purchasing Power (a leading employee purchase program for consumer products and services using payroll deduction), and Four, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform.

We’re presently hiring a Data Scientist to help grow our company and ensure our mission is achieved. This role is work‑from‑home and can be performed remotely anywhere in the continental U.S. or in our corporate office in Utah.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve decision systems and predictive models that are key to Progressive Leasing’s competitive advantage.
• Explore new data sources both internal and external to Progressive Leasing and use findings to further improve model performance.
• Design, implement, and run in‑market experimentation, testing new algorithms, technologies, and processes.
• Prototype solutions to business problems using cutting‑edge technologies.
• Recommend and support strategic changes through rigorous analytics and creative problem solving.
• Identify, evaluate, and help implement advanced analytics methods; be part of a collegiate team of like‑minded data scientists.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience and a Master’s degree in a quantitative/technical field (Math, Stats, Econ, Eng, Phys, CompSci).
• Experience with R, Python, machine learning tools, and SQL.
• Evidence of applying advanced models to real‑world problems.
• Ability to craft rigorous research and evaluation designs.
• Additional experience in engineering environments, knowledge of DevOps and Git, and a track record of agentic AI use and implementation is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and growth paths in data science/leadership.
• Full medical, dental, vision, life, and parental leave.
• Company‑matched 401k, paid time off, and volunteer hours.
• ERGs (Black, Women, PWD, etc.).
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Tuition reimbursement and charitable gift matching.
• Necessary equipment and services provided.

Progressive Leasing welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Progressive Leasing does business.