Saharsh Raj

About Saharsh Raj

A seasoned analytics leader with over 15+ years of experience in product analytics, experiment design, and growth strategy. At Microsoft, contributed to the strategic development and measurement framework for Microsoft Copilot across products like Word, Excel, and Teams, enabling data-driven investment opportunities for product teams.SKILLS AND EXPERTISE People Leadership: Spearheaded global teams of data scientists and engineers, cultivating innovation and continuous learning.Product Leadership: Drove product strategies through data-driven insights, aligning partner teams and accelerating execution.Generative AI & Large Language Models: Optimized large-scale models to boost performance, mitigate churn, and deliver enterprise-ready solutions.Analytics & Machine Learning: Engineered predictive models, pioneered A/B testing frameworks, and advanced metrics-driven strategies.Business Impact: Generated multimillion-dollar revenue growth by influencing C-suite decisions and driving data initiatives.

Experience

1. Sr Data Science Lead M365 Copilot & Experiment Design

   Microsoft

   Mar 2017 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Growth Strategy & Measurement: Defined Copilot user acquisition strategy across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, and OneDrive, delivering insights that shaped product investment decisions.Marketing Analytics Leadership: Directed Sr. Data Scientists and Managers to design and evaluate 110+ B2B/B2C Office 365 campaigns, driving measurable gains in trial, onboarding, usage, and retention.Operational Excellence: Established planning and prioritization frameworks, optimizing team bandwidth, sprint execution, and stakeholder alignment for high-value analytical initiatives.Talent Development: Scaled organizational capability through hiring, mentoring, and career development of Lead Data Scientists and Managers.

Education

• S P Jain School of Global Management

  MBA, Logistics and Supply Chain

  2011 — 2012

• National Institute of Technology Surat

  B.Tech

Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Data Mining
• Requirements Analysis
• Regression Testing
• Market Research
• Marketing Analytics
• Ms Excel, Powerpoint
• Business Development
• Logistic Regression
• Analytical Skills
• Business Analytics
• Segmentation
• Logistics Management
• Statistical Modeling
• Time Series Analysis
• Forecasting
• Spss
• Management Consulting
• Transportation Management
• Analytics
• Consulting
• Sas Programming
• Strategy
• Sas
• Analysis
• Predictive Analytics
• Business Intelligence
• Cluster Analysis
• Business Analysis
• Forecasting Models
• Customer Analysis
• Regression