Alka Basnet

About Alka Basnet

I\'ve spent the last decade building commerce and marketplace products at companies like Amazon and Walmart - working on both sides of the equation: what customers experience and what keeps merchants successful.I approach product work like a GM. That means I\'m not just shipping features - I\'m owning the full picture: growth, monetization, how the economics actually work, and whether customers trust what we\'re building. A lot of my focus has been on post-purchase experience and optimizing the commerce engine itself - the parts of the business where product decisions show up directly in GMV, merchant retention, and customer lifetime value.I\'ve built and executed multi-year strategies in environments that are complex, fast-moving, and require tight partnership with engineering, ops, and business teams. What I\'m good at: making sense of messy problems, making clear calls, and getting teams aligned and moving in the right direction.Outside of work, I\'m passionate about supporting women in product-helping them grow in their careers and find their voice, whether that\'s in the workplace or beyond. If you\'re navigating your own product journey and want to chat, I\'m always up for a coffee conversation.

Experience

1. Product Lead - Cross Border Experience

   Walmart Marketplace

   Jun 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Leading global product strategy and platform capabilities to scale Walmart Marketplace internationally. Focused on 0-1 innovation in returns and recommerce - simplifying cross-border experiences, reducing cost-to-serve, and driving seller trust. Skilled at navigating ambiguity, aligning stakeholders, and delivering scalable solutions that enable long-term growth.

Education

• Drexel University College of Engineering

  Masters of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

• Drexel University College of Engineering

  Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

Skills

• Root Cause Analysis
• Solidworks
• Finite Element Analysis
• Lean Six Sigma
• Data Mining
• Systems Engineering
• Testing
• Engineering
• Statistics
• Labview
• Matlab
• Jmp
• 8d Problem Solving
• Statistical Process Control (Spc)
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Microsoft Excel
• Data Analysis
• Lean Manufacturing
• Microsoft Office
• Semiconductors
• Engineering Management
• Sql
• Spc