About

Girish Sarma is a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, with over 19 years of experience in program management and data-driven decision making. He is currently leading the effort to improve sales and revenue for the Xbox Game store, partnering with marketing, merchandising, and engineering teams to design, build, and analyze online A/B experiments and their results. Girish is a trusted leader in Microsoft, having championed the value of A/B experimentation across many teams. He has also managed the experimentation program for the Online Store user experiences, executing at ~15 experiments a month, and has led a team of data scientists and software engineers to validate numerous UX/Design hypotheses using scientific A/B testing methods. In addition, Girish has experience in managing third-party vendor teams, providing strategic input and presenting business cases to senior leadership to gain internal competitive advantage and improve overall online experience. He has also led a team of analysts, designers, and developers to launch and maintain Apple products for three consecutive years in the Premier Online Store. Girish holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from SCT College of Engineering. His specialties include program management, A/B experimentation, and data engineering. His tech stack includes test, product manager, web, and backend.