Sophie Dean
Biography
Sophie Dean was appointed joint Director General, Labour Market and Implementation at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in December 2022 in a jobshare with Katherine Green.
Before DWP, Sophie and Katherine were Directors General for Borders and Trade in HMRC. They were responsible for policy and operation of the UK border for goods and delivered the major border change programme for Brexit. Sophie and Katherine joined HMRC in August 2018 as job share Directors of Customs and Border Design.
Sophie was previously Finance Director at HM Treasury. Prior to that she worked in a variety of policy roles in HM Treasury.
Before joining the Civil Service Sophie worked in the private sector. She has 3 boys and a poorly trained red fox Labrador.
Director General for Labour Market Policy and Implementation (jobshare)
The Director General for Labour Market Policy and Implementation is responsible for:
- the development and implementation of labour market policy, including the approach to post-Covid economic recovery
- social security coordination and welfare policy including Universal Credit
- in-work progression and poverty strategy