The world is abuzz over new technologies such as driverless cars, drones, and a host of other technology that promises to transform the way we live and how we do business. Yesterday I learned in a Wall Street Journal article an amazing bit of news on this front that is not very well known.

Global companies are rapidly transforming their finance and treasury functions by automating some or all of their finance department tasks to robots. One such company, Statoil in Norway, developed a robot called Roberta who looks around for missing payment information and when she can't find it, she dutifully sends out a reminder. Alas for humans.

The increased sophistication of robots can cut labor and outsourcing costs by almost 35% and reduces human error rates by 66%. So, dumping humanoids Alice and Pete from the payroll will be cheaper, and will produce better performance. Aha, but that is only until Statoil puts Robot Robby on line, and let's see how Roberta performs when she falls in love.

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COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
Head of Project Management
(SAN FRANCISCO, CA)
Duties include: successfully securing new client contracts; assuming accountability for strategic business planning and budgeting; and acting as the senior Project Management account manager for major regional and global clients.

TRANSWESTERN
Assistant Project Manager
(BELLEVUE, WA)
Assistant Project Manager will meet with department representatives, architects, engineers and consultants to establish project requirements, specifications and schedules; coordinate development and approval of architectural and engineering construction drawings; and review bid documents and negotiate contracts.

HEALTHCARE TRUST OF AMERICA
Assistant Property Manager
(CHARLESTON, SC)
Position will be responsible for performing property management duties and providing administrative and property management support to the Property Management Team. Specific duties include: conducting property inspections on a bi-weekly basis; and directing solutions for tenant issues and requests.

RELIANT REALTY SERVICES, LLC
L & T Attorney (Affordable Housing)
(NEW YORK, NY)
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: handling heavy landlord/tenant caseload; representing landlord at court appearances; drafting complaints, petitions and motions; and drafting filing and managing service of process of litigation documents relating to non-payment and holdover proceedings.

DRA ADVISORS LLC
Asset Manager – Multifamily
(NEW YORK, NY)
Asset Manager will manage garden-style multifamily assets within an institutional caliber organization; work with with all levels of Property Management professionals to effectively implement the business plan; and work with Joint Venture structure, with the ability to manage and develop key relationships with equity partners.

PROGRESS RESIDENTIAL
Director – Asset Management
(SCOTTSDALE, AZ)
Position will set revenue strategy for the organization and assess rental supply and demand trends for single-family residential properties located within each of Progress Residential's 15 core markets across the country.

KUSHNER COMPANIES
Director of Acquisitions - MD/DC
(WASHINGTON, DC)
Director will identify expansion opportunities by researching market conditions, demographics, competition and other activity generators; lead negotiations on various transaction related documents such as Purchase and Sale Agreements and loan documents; and cultivate established relationships with capital sources, JV partners, legal counsel, consultants, brokers, lenders and other industry participants.

REALTYMOGUL.COM
VP, Commercial Real Estate Originations
(LOS ANGELES, CA)
VP will be tasked with sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities for platform of non-traded, public Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”).

SEALY AND COMPANY
Associate Asset Management
(SHREVEPORT, LA)
Role will be responsible for maximizing value and return on the company's commercial real estate portfolio. Manager will be responsible for financial reporting on the actual results of each portfolio versus the original investment strategies on a periodic basis, and will coordinate efforts in value creation and property management with the COO, Acquisitions Team, Property Managers, Leasing Managers/Agents Accounting and other resources or departments.

THE SCION GROUP
Real Estate Private Equity Analyst
(CHICAGO, IL)
Analyst will update investment pipeline activity databases; perform financial analysis and underwriting of potential acquisition, development and redevelopment opportunities; and analyze university market data.

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